Tropical Storm Isaias: Metro-North Suspends Service Due To High Winds, Hazardous Conditions Tropical Storm Isaias: Metro-North Suspends Service Due To High Winds, Hazardous Conditions
Tropical Storm Isaias: Metro-North Suspends Service Due To High Winds, Hazardous Conditions The gusty winds, falling trees, and wild weather brought to the region by Tropical Storm Isaias has forced Metro-North to suspend service due to the hazardous conditions. The MTA announced that Metro-North service on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines is currently suspended as of 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4 due to high winds and the conditions caused by the storm. According to MTA, service will resume “as soon as conditions safely allow.” Earlier in the day, the MTA had cautioned that travel plans should be arranged by the early afternoon in the event Tropical Storm Isaias struck soo…
COVID-19: Phase 2 Underway - Here's Look By Numbers At How Hudson Valley Flattened Curve COVID-19: Phase 2 Underway - Here's Look By Numbers At How Hudson Valley Flattened Curve
Covid-19: Phase 2 Underway - Here's Look By Numbers At How Hudson Valley Flattened Curve The Hudson Valley has come a long way in its battle against novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the region has now officially started Phase 2 of the four-phase reopening process. Since the number of positive tests, hospitalizations, and hospital deaths due to the virus peaked in mid-April, the Hudson Valley has seen a steady decline in the data through this week. Earlier story - COVID-19: Here's What To Know As Hudson Valley Starts Phase 2 Of Reopening Process In the Hudson Valley, there were 1,888 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Saturday, April 11, down to 274 as of Monday, June 8. There we…
COVID-19: Pro Sports Teams Can Start Training; Campgrounds, RV Parks, Veterinarians To Open COVID-19: Pro Sports Teams Can Start Training; Campgrounds, RV Parks, Veterinarians To Open
Covid-19: Pro Sports Teams Can Start Training; Campgrounds, RV Parks, Veterinarians To Open Professional sports leagues will be able to begin training camps in New York State while following appropriate health protocols amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Governor Andrew Cuomo made that announcement at noontime Sunday, May 24 on Long Island at the Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh in his daily COVID-19 news briefing. Campgrounds and RV Parks will be allowed to open statewide on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. Veterinarian practices will also be allowed to open in all regions beginning Tuesday, May 26. "I believe that sports that can come back without having people in the s…
COVID-19: 35 NY Counties Now Cleared To Have Hospitals Resume Elective Surgery COVID-19: 35 NY Counties Now Cleared To Have Hospitals Resume Elective Surgery
Covid-19: 35 NY Counties Now Cleared To Have Hospitals Resume Elective Surgery A total of 35 counties in New York State have now been approved to have hospitals resume elective outpatient treatments amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  Gov. Andrew Cuomo previously announced that the state will allow elective outpatient treatments to resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19 surge in the near term.  The counties now eligible (also shown in the image above) are:  Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chenango, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Mad…
COVID-19: NY Will Ramp Up Testing For Frontline Workers, Allow Pharmacies To Conduct Tests COVID-19: NY Will Ramp Up Testing For Frontline Workers, Allow Pharmacies To Conduct Tests
Covid-19: NY Will Ramp Up Testing For Frontline Workers, Allow Pharmacies To Conduct Tests New York State is expanding testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to include more frontline workers as a result of rapidly increasing diagnostic testing capacity.  The expanded criteria will now allow all first responders, healthcare workers and essential employees to be tested for COVID-19 even if they aren't symptomatic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday, April 25 at his daily news briefing in Albany.  The state will continue to expand testing criteria as testing capacity increases. Cuomo also announced he will issue an executive order allowing more than 5,000 phar…
COVID-19: MTA To Give $500K To Families Of Workers Killed By Virus As Death Toll Climbs Past 50 COVID-19: MTA To Give $500K To Families Of Workers Killed By Virus As Death Toll Climbs Past 50
Covid-19: MTA To Give $500K To Families Of Workers Killed By Virus As Death Toll Climbs Past 50 Following an agreement with three of the MTA's largest labor unions, Metro-North officials announced they will provide $500,000 benefits to the families of transit workers killed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as if they died in the line of duty. As of Wednesday, April 15, more than 50 MTA employees have died from virus-related complications, the vast majority city bus, and subway workers. "Transportation workers are the heroes moving heroes of this public health crisis, continuing to get healthcare workers, first responders and other essential personnel where they need to go and savin…
COVID-19: Here's When Latest Metro-North Schedule Change Starts COVID-19: Here's When Latest Metro-North Schedule Change Starts
Covid-19: Here's When Latest Metro-North Schedule Change Starts As ridership continues to plummet to historic lows amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the MTA announced it will once again be altering the schedule for Metro-North trains. Beginning on Monday, April 13, Metro-North will operate on an hourly schedule on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines during both the weekdays and weekends. The Pascack Valley and Port Jervis lines will remain on Saturday schedules, with hourly service at some points of the day. Changes also include Harlem Line trains to operate every two hours on weekdays between Southeast and Wassaic. There is no service …
COVID-19: Ridership Down 98 Percent, More Schedule Changes Likely, Metro-North President Says COVID-19: Ridership Down 98 Percent, More Schedule Changes Likely, Metro-North President Says
Covid-19: Ridership Down 98 Percent, More Schedule Changes Likely, Metro-North President Says In a letter to Metro-North riders, the company's president, Catherine Rinaldi, says ridership is down 98 percent due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and that more schedule changes are likely. As April starts, our region is entering the fourth month of the new reality of COVID-19. And it has been three weeks since Gov. Andrew Cuomo placed New York on “pause” to slow the spread of the virus and flatten the curve, Rinaldi wrote. "What was before an unimaginable reality has changed how we work, how we play and how we look at one another," she said. "Most of us never pictured the day…
COVID-19: Metro-North To Cut Service With Ridership Falling To All-Time Low COVID-19: Metro-North To Cut Service With Ridership Falling To All-Time Low
Covid-19: Metro-North To Cut Service With Ridership Falling To All-Time Low With commuters staying home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak that’s gripping the nation, the MTA announced it will be cutting down its service amid historically low ridership numbers. Beginning on Friday, March 27, with the MTA reportedly losing weekly losses of more than $100 million with ridership down more than 90 percent, the organization has laid out a new “Essential Service Plan.” The plan calls for extra trains during peak commuting hours for first responders and health care workers, though the MTA will be cutting services throughout the rest of the day, MTA Chair Patrick Foye …
Hundreds Of New Positive COVID-19 Cases Bring State Total To 1,374 Hundreds Of New Positive COVID-19 Cases Bring State Total To 1,374
Hundreds Of New Positive Covid-19 Cases Bring State Total To 1,374 A total of 432 confirmed positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) tests in New York has brought the statewide total to 1,374, though the worst is yet to come, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. With testing for COVID-19 ramping up as the state begins installing “drive-through” facilities to expedite efforts, the positive tests keep rolling in, despite the state taking drastic measures this week to help stop the spread of the virus. Cuomo said drive-through testing facilities will open in Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk counties. As of Tuesday, March 17, these are the 10 hardest hit counties in New York Sta…
COVID-19: MTA Cleaning Trains, Turnstiles Amid Outbreak, Deep Ridership Decline COVID-19: MTA Cleaning Trains, Turnstiles Amid Outbreak, Deep Ridership Decline
Covid-19: MTA Cleaning Trains, Turnstiles Amid Outbreak, Deep Ridership Decline The MTA is doubling down on cleaning efforts as ridership continues to decline due to the outbreak of COVID-19. With thousands of people in mandatory or precautionary quarantine, and thousands more ordered to work from home to help stop the spread of the virus, MTA has seen a sharp decline in ridership. The MTA is reporting that LIRR ridership was down 31 percent, while Metro-North was down nearly 50 percent since the outbreak began. Subways and buses are also being used approximately 20 percent less. In response to the spread of coronavirus, trains, ticket machines, vending machines, turn…
Coronavirus Could Disrupt US Schools, Transportation, Says Acting White House Chief Of Staff Coronavirus Could Disrupt US Schools, Transportation, Says Acting White House Chief Of Staff
Coronavirus Could Disrupt US Schools, Transportation, Says Acting White House Chief Of Staff As the outbreak of coronavirus continues to spread throughout the globe, the acting White House Chief of Staff is cautioning that the virus may have an impact on schools and transportation stateside. “Are you going to see some schools shut down? Probably,” acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney reported said at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, D.C. “Maybe see impacts on public transportation? Sure, but we do this. We know how to handle this.” Mulvaney’s statement comes as the stock market continues to plummet amid fears of the spread of the virus. As of Frida…