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MTA Updates Subway Car Cleaning Procedures

2014-10-24 23:25:13| Railroads - Topix.net

As part of its ongoing Ebola preparation efforts the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has updated its existing protocols for cleaning potentially infectious waste -- such as bodily fluids -- throughout the subway system. Crews will now have nitrile gloves - a more resistent rubber - and use a 10-percent bleach solution for disinfection, and double bag any potentially infectious waste.

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More and more, bystanders recording NYPD - including arrest of subway musician

2014-10-24 03:57:27| Railroads - Topix.net

More and more, when New York City police make an arrest in public, bystanders pull out their smart phones and begin recording. In the latest video sparking controversy over the NYPD 's aggressive approach to minor crimes, uniformed and plainclothes cops are shown arresting a guitar-strumming subway "busker" - or public entertainer who solicits donations - after he refused an order last weekend to stop playing and leave the station.

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NYC subway system seeing record...

2014-10-24 00:00:58| Railroads - Topix.net

New York City's subways had five days of record ridership last month, and those in charge of the public transportation system have seized on the increased usage to push their multi-billion dollar capital plan. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Wednesday that the subway system broke its single-day ridership record on five days last month.

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Citybuzz: Exclusive Video Content Provider for New Free Subway WiFi

2014-10-20 21:32:24| Wireless - Topix.net

This week, the Metropolitan Transit Authority and Transit Wireless announced that Citybuzz will be the content provider for the new underground wireless service, one of the widest reaching WiFi networks in the US. As the content provider of Transit Wireless Wi-Fi, Citybuzz produces a quick 60-second daily video news blast showing riders what's hot in the city, from shows and events to great deals around town.

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