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In the Bronx, Woodlawn-bound [4] skips Burnside Av
No [6] between Hunts Point Av and 125 St
In Queens, Flushing-bound [7] skips 52 St and 69 St All trains at Woodside-61 St board from the Manhattan-bound platform
In Brooklyn, Queens-bound [A] local skips Ralph Av, Rockaway Av, Liberty Av, Van Siclen Av and Shepherd Av
[E][F] trains are running with delays in both directions while we perform track maintenance in Queens.
In Brooklyn, Manhattan-bound [D] local skips 25 St, Prospect Av, 4 Av-9 St and Union St
In Brooklyn, Coney Island-bound [F] and Church Av-bound [G] skip 4 Av-9 St, 15 St-Prospect Park and Fort Hamilton Pkwy
In Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, Astoria-bound [N] local runs via the [Q] from DeKalb Av to Canal St
No late night [R] between Whitehall St-South Ferry and 59 St, Brooklyn
Gates with long double doors cut fare evasion 35% at 20 pilot stations, and the MTA is now replacing every turnstile at 20 more, including Union Square and Yankee Stadium.
The MTA is moving ahead with a $1.1 billion plan to put sliding-door fare gates at 150 of its busiest stations, after a year-long test of designs from Cubic, Conduent and STraffic [60]. In the pilot, each station got one new gate array; the next 20 stations get every array replaced, by the end of this year [59]. The wider gates also let the MTA remove the emergency exit doors it blames for much of the evasion [59]. All three vendors are still in the running, so the final design has not been picked [59].
“They have cutting-edge sensors, long double doors, they make them nearly impossible to jump over or crawl under and we’re already seeing a difference.”
“From here on, it’s full station replacement.”
“That is a real frustration for New Yorkers and we are dealing with it with this new technology.”
Gothamist
6sqftVictor Mesa Jr.'s two-run homer off Max Fried in the sixth beat the Yankees 4-3 in the Bronx and finished a three-game sweep.
Tampa Bay won Game 3 of the ALDS 4-3 and heads to its first ALCS since 2020 [165]. In the sixth, Anthony Volpe's drive to left looked like a game-tying homer until video review ruled a fan reached over the wall; it became an RBI double, one run instead of two [165]. The Yankees never got a runner past second after that, and Giancarlo Stanton struck out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth [177]. Aaron Judge, out with a calf strain, never played in the postseason [165].
“It’s a broken clubhouse.”
“I might have even been able to get to that ball.”
Tishman Speyer signed a 150-year ground lease with Cooper Union and pledged $235 million to fix a tower that tenants say has had mice and broken elevators.
Cooper Union, which owns the land under 405 Lexington Avenue, evicted RFR after a default on $21 million in ground rent and has now leased it to Tishman Speyer and partners including Canada's PSP Investments [47][56]. The plan restores the facade and crown, puts a lounge on the 61st floor by the eagle gargoyles, and prebuilds suites for 75 percent of the vacant space [43]. The rent funds the school: the deal lets Cooper Union restore full-tuition scholarships for all undergraduates [47].
“We are pursuing an ambitious plan for the Chrysler Building at a historically strong moment for the Manhattan office market.”
“This agreement is part of an integrated financial plan that gives us the framework to confidently pursue that goal.”
Commercial Observer
6sqft
David Kisan, a third-generation florist, takes the stems left over from his arranging sessions, buys more on West 28th Street, and leaves big bouquets in public spots in Hell's Kitchen and Little Italy. He calls it "Floral Graffiti," and he expected people to pick them apart. "I thought that when I started doing this for sure it will be picked and pulled but really they don't," he said. They take photos instead. [127]