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New York MTA Completes Two-Mile Tunnel for Second Avenue Subway

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority finished excavating a tunnel for the first phase of New York's Second Avenue subway, a project plagued by delays since the city's fiscal crisis in the 1970s.

Ford dispatches 400 Transit Connect taxis to New York

Ford executives would certainly deny any sour grapes about being beaten out by Nissan as the next official taxicab for New York, home to the nation's largest and most visible taxi fleet. But that's not holding them back from trumpeting little victories when it comes to showing the city's taxi authorities what a mistake they might have made.

New York approves Ford, Nissan vehicles as taxis

DEE-ANN DURBIN Seattle Post-Intelligencer 07/21/2011
New York approves Ford, Nissan vehicles as taxis

New York City has approved the Ford Taurus sedan and Ford Transit Connect van for use as taxis for the next two years, allowing the carmaker to keep a foothold in the New York cab market even as it phases out the Crown Victoria sedan.

Mayor Bloomberg: 70 Electric Vehicles Added To City Fleet

In a move towards a greener New York City, Mayor Bloomberg announced Tuesday the addition of 70 new electric vehicles to its transportation services fleet.

New York metro area ponders airport expansion

Jonathan Allen, Barbara Goldberg Reuters 07/07/2011
New York metro area ponders airport expansion

The group that manages New York's airports is studying proposals to expand them after a warning that failure to keep up with increasing air travel demand could hurt the region's economy.

New York taxi model begins electric trials

Nissan is set to begin global trials of an electric version of its NV200 minivan - the vehicle which was recently selected as the official taxi of New York City.

State gets $354 million in federal funds for high-speed Acela, plus rail line upgrades in Queens

Henrick Karoliszyn and Richard Sisk New York Daily News 05/09/2011
Tour Bus Operator Stashes Extra Passengers In Luggage Compartment

When a tour bus operator found he had more passengers than seats, he put six people in the luggage compartment with mattresses and pillows.

State gets $354 million in federal funds for high-speed Acela, plus rail line upgrades in Queens

New York and Amtrak eagerly snagged a healthy slice of the $2.4 billion high-speed rail pie served up Monday - cash some conservative governors had turned down.

46 bus drivers hit in NY safety check

MICHAEL GORMLEY BusinessWeek 05/09/2011
46 bus drivers hit in NY safety check

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says 46 drivers of tour buses, buses and taxis are being charged with holding commercial licenses even though they had other licenses suspended under different names.

Nissan Is Named New York City Taxi of Tomorrow, Beating Out Ford and Karsan

Sliding doors. Charging stations for mobile devices. Reading lights. Even passenger airbags. The Nissan NV200 van, a light commercial vehicle already in use in Asian and European markets, has won the city’s Taxi of Tomorrow competition, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Tuesday. And while the vehicle resembles a family minivan, it promises comforts geared toward a more urban creature.


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