On September 19th, the MTA announced that seven Long Island Rail Road stations and four Metro-North Railroad stations will be made ADA-accessible under the proposed 2020-2024 Capital Plan, an investment of more than $1.5 Billion. Long Island Rail Road will
Mets-Willets Point Station, built in 1963, services the Port Washington Branch and is located in Flushing Meadows Park. This station is open on a seasonal basis, bringing LIRR passengers directly to the world class spectator venue at Citi Field including New York Mets baseball games, stadium concerts and cultural events. During 2017, LIRR advanced the environmental review and preliminary design processes for a new Mets-Willets Point Station and its associated infrastructure. This modernized facility will support future ridership demands and provide full ADA access at the station. In addition, the new station aims to enhance the passenger experience by providing more comfortable and reliable transportation to the Mets-Willets Station.
As part of the new MTA Live Media Program, four digital communication screens have been installed, as a test, in an LIRR M7 car. Live screens have been installed in many LIRR stations, as well as in subway stations and
Whether by seeing or feeling, passengers know they’re at the edge of a train platform thanks to these ubiquitous bumpy yellow tiles. Invented by Seiichi Miyake, the first tactile warning strips we installed in Okayama, Japan on March 18, 1967
With an expected redevelopment backed by the city, Willets Point is expected to entice the real estate industry with its waterfront properties and suburban vibe. But even with the incoming interest, those familiar with the neighborhood feel there are still
Long Island is in the midst of historic change. For years, as other regions invested in areas like quality, affordable rental housing, mixed-use development, and public transit, LI was content with the status quo. We sat silent as we watched
The de Blasio administration on Tuesday officially announced its new agreement with the Queens Development Group for the Willets Point urban renewal plan. Covering six acres of land, the deal includes a 450-seat elementary school, retail, open space and 1,100
Willets Point is dead. Long live Willets Point. The $3 billion Bloomberg-era project to transform a neighborhood of broken streets and ramshackle auto repair shops across from Citi Field in Queens appeared dead in 2015, when a state court ruled that
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a historic $5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region's transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth. After 70 years of stagnation, all 100 transformative
