Today I got on the B train at West 4th after waiting a good 20 minutes for it to arrive.I boarded the train and we went two stops downtown. At Grand Street I heard the notorious jarring sound of the train doors attempting to close, but they were stuck."Please stand clear of the closing doors!" [...]
Dear MTA,This is probably the worst thing you've ever done. It was at the Atlantic Avenue station during rush hour. Exactly 8:24am on Friday 7/12/13. Copious amounts of folks were exiting the train. Just as the people were done exiting I started to push my stroller (which is enormous) on to the D train. As [...]
Dear MTA,I have been on the D train sitting on the Manhattan bridge for exactly 23 minutes. There has been no explanation as to why we're delayed. I have my two children in a double stroller going completely insane on an unmoving train car. This is completely ridiculous.I am now 30 minutes late for work [...]
Dear MTA,Today it was 100 degrees outside. I was so excited to get on the D train and potentially get a seat. I had my two children with me in the double stroller. As the doors opened, I got ready to embrace the air conditioned subway car. I was excited, even though it was rush [...]
Well folks, the MTA finally provided me with real human response. Check it out:Response (Doug Sussman) - 01/24/2010 07:21 PM Dear Ms. Fader: I'm sorry that you continue to find MTA email responses to be impersonal and "canned". I do not think the previous response is too generic, and the answer is correct. But here [...]
For those of you that have been following my blog, you know how I feel about the NYC MTA and it's lack of accessibility to mothers with strollers. I forwarded my previous post to the MTA, where I indicated that they sent me a generic response.Here is the latest response they sent me:Response (Antonio Ligonde) [...]
I sent the post I wrote about my dissatisfaction with the MTA and it's lack of accessibility to mothers and the disabled. Here's what I said:Dear MTA, I wrote a blog concerning your lack of concern for mothers. Please read and respond:http://www.oldschoolnewschoolmom.com/2010/01/ride-to-discrimination.html Thanks Sarah Faderwww.oldschoolnewschoolmom.comHere's what they said:Response (Andrea Popp) - 01/15/2010 02:21 PMThis is [...]
I have to meet a friend in Manhattan today, which means I have to take the subway. My subway ride from Brooklyn to most points of interest in Manhattan ranges from a 1/2 hour to one hour trip. Objectively this doesn't sound too bad, but I am dreading it.I have bitched and complained about the [...]