Jim O'Grady appears in the following:
How Has Cuomo Short-Changed Transit? Let Us Count The Ways
Friday, February 07, 2014
Dad Gets To Threshold Of Super Bowl, Then Steps Aside For His Son
Monday, February 03, 2014
Brooklyn car mechanic Dominick Arlistico's plan for Super Bowl XLVIII was simple: get as close to the game as he could and then miss it.
Guts! Glory! Fakery! Why Football Loves The Pre-Game Speech
Friday, January 31, 2014
MTA's Biggest Projects Over Budget and Behind Schedule
Monday, January 27, 2014
Federal Funds To Help Sandy-Swamped Subways
Friday, January 24, 2014
The MTA's latest pot of Sandy relief and recovery aid comes to $886 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The majority of it — $535 million — will be used to repair flood damage to under-river subway tubes used by the R, G and 7 trains.
In Embattled Mayoralty of John Lindsay, Lessons for de Blasio
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Five Neighborhoods Living 'Life in the Middle'
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Jim O'Grady and Stephen Nessen, WNYC Reporters, and Jenny Ye, WNYC data news producer, discuss WNYC's series "Life in the Middle," which is exploring five NYC neighborhoods where the median income reflects the city's median income.
Gov Cuomo Supports New Metro-North Train Line Through Bronx
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Governor Cuomo used his State of the State speech on Wednesday to express support for an MTA plan to send Metro-North trains through neighborhoods in the East Bronx.
The Staten Island Neighborhood Where Making It Means Three Dogs, Not One
Monday, January 06, 2014
De Blasio Picks Trottenberg to be NYC Transportation Commissioner
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
The city’s new commissioner of the Department of Transportation is Polly Trottenberg, whom Mayor-elect de Blasio called "a true and patriotic New Yorker" while announcing her appointment at a press conference on Tuesday.
After Derailment, MTA Struggles To Find Right Mix Of Human Skill + Technology
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
The MTA is speeding up its plan to install an advanced safety technology on its commuter rail lines. But there's no magic bullet when it comes to preventing train crashes.
More Tax Breaks for the Yankees?
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
The Yankees and the British soccer team Manchester City are in talks with the city to bring a 28,000-seat soccer stadium to the Bronx in exchange for tax breaks. WNYC reporter, Jim O'Grady, explains what kind of deal the Yankees and Manchester City are hoping to get, and why it includes a bailout for a bankrupt parking garage.
MTA: Floodproofing South Ferry Station Will Mean Building On Parkland
Monday, December 16, 2013
More than 13 months after Storm Sandy flooded South Ferry subway station with 14 million gallons of contaminated water, the MTA has come up with a plan to repair it. But straphangers shouldn't expect to use the station until late 2016 at the earliest.
Yankees Want Tax Perks to Put Soccer Stadium Where Parking Garages Failed
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Transit Agencies Ready For Super Bowl, Starting With Cool Map
Monday, December 09, 2013
Here's a cool map. It shows the transit systems of New York and New Jersey as they link to each other beneath the Hudson River.
Cuomo To NYC Toll Reform Advocates: Drop Dead
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo isn't getting behind a new push to change the city's tolling system. At least for now.
NYC's Bike Share Stuck At Its Current Size
Friday, November 22, 2013
Citi Bike will not be growing any time soon. Six months after the launch of the popular bike sharing program, the New York City Department of Transportation isn't saying when a promised expansion into parts of Brooklyn and Queens will happen.
Select Bus Service Debuts in Brooklyn, Not Without Kinks
Monday, November 18, 2013
Select Bus Service debuted in Brooklyn today. But the B 44's roll-out had some kinks.
Conflict Flares Again At Long Island College Hospital
Thursday, November 07, 2013
SUNY spokesman David Doyle said Long Island College Hospital turned away ambulances Wednesday night because of "a shortage of medical specialists." But he said the hospital expects to resume accepting ambulances and admitting new patients tomorrow.
With Casino Question Before Voters, What Tale Does Aqueduct Have to Tell?
Monday, November 04, 2013
If New York voters approve the casino ballot initiative, what kind of revenue might it generate? And what impact could there be on local businesses?
