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NEW YORK, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS Outdoor, one of the world's leading providers of out-of-home advertising, and the New York MTA, operator of one of the world's largest transit systems, have installed a new network of 100 state-of-the-art digital displays at New York City Transit's subway station entrances around Manhattan. The addition of these new digital networks vastly improves the ability to communicate with millions of passengers each day, and also showcases CBS...
NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robert Bonanza, business manager of the 15,000 member Mason Tenders District Council of Greater New York & Long Island (MTDC) today announced the support of the MTDC, and its affiliated local union, for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey's proposed toll and fare increase. "Our support for this toll increase can be summed up in one word - JOBS -," said Bonanza. "Since the economic crisis of 2008, our members have experienced...
Nova Bus has secured an order for 328 articulated buses for MTA New York City Transit (NYC Transit). The 62-ft vehicles will be assembled in Nova Bus' Upstate New York plant. ST-EUSTACHE, QC, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - "Nova Bus is proud to continue its partnership with MTA New York City Transit," said Nova Bus President and CEO Gilles Dion. "Since 2009, our teams have worked in close collaboration to customize our product to address the unique operational needs of New York...
ST-EUSTACHE, QC, March 8 /PRNewswire/ - MTA New York City Transit (NYC Transit) has placed an order for a test fleet of ninety 40-foot Nova LFS vehicles. The buses will be assembled in Nova Bus' upstate New York plant and delivered in the first half of 2011. MTA NYC Transit contract requires Nova Bus to provide the Nova LFS buses in three different configurations, to assess the various transmission and cooling technologies available. Gilles Dion, President and CEO of Nova Bus,...
NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, a national law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, announced that the New York Senate confirmed Governor David Paterson's appointment of Stroock partner Charles G. Moerdler to a six-year term as a Member of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) of the State of New York on December 7, 2010. Mr. Moerdler has extensive public sector experience. Currently, he serves as a Member of the Dormitory...
NEW YORK, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Titan has announced that after 13 months of intense negotiations, Titan and the MTA failed to reach an agreement on a restructured contract. The MTA is therefore ending its transit advertising contract with Titan and beginning a new one with CBS Outdoor, effective immediately. During the abysmal 2009 advertising recession, Titan had engaged in contract renegotiations with each of its 44 Transit Authority partners. Virtually all had agreed to new terms, and...
HONEY BROOK, Pa. Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Neopart LLC, a national leader in transit parts distribution, announced the appointment of Ray Melleady as Vice President of its Parts Management Services group. Melleady joins Neopart from the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) in Albany, NY where he served as Executive Director, responsible for overall leadership of CDTA's 650 person transit organization. Prior to that, he was director of operations for CDTA. Prior to CDTA, he...
Features Signature Starn Artworks -- Silhouetted Images of Trees, and Mosaic Maps of Manhattan. Spans 250 Feet up to 14 Feet Tall. NEW YORK, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- As tourists travel to and from Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty they've added a new downtown destination to their agenda. MTA Arts for Transit premieres its latest project, See it split, see it change, by artists Doug and Mike Starn. See it split, see it change is a major installation spanning the entire interior of...
Hearings to Gauge Public Support for Ravitch Plan to Avoid Huge Fare Increases, Service Cuts NEW YORK, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leaders of the Empire State Transportation Alliance (ESTA) will testify at public hearings today in Brooklyn and tomorrow in Harlem about the Ravitch Commission plan to avoid huge fare increases and service cuts for buses and trains operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The hearing today, 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm, at Brooklyn Borough Hall...
By Mark Egan NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the latest twist in an acrimonious battle over rebuilding the World Trade Center, developer Larry Silverstein on Monday sued insurers to demand they pay for the buildings destroyed in the September 11 attacks. With new architectural plans for the site to be unveiled this week, Silverstein and The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a lawsuit that the insurance companies have dragged their feet on paying the more than $3.5 billion owed,...
