East Side Access (English Wikipedia)

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"MTA Completes Tunnel Boring On East Side Access". CBS New York. July 26, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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Fan, Christina (October 31, 2021). "East Side Access One Step Closer For Long Islanders As MTA Unveils 350,000 Square-Foot Terminal At Grand Central". CBS New York – Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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Gusoff, Carolyn (February 24, 2023). "Frustrated Long Island Rail Road riders say new schedule will make commutes longer, less convenient". CBS News. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
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Hallum, Mark (November 9, 2022). "Grand Central-Long Island Connection Opening Amid Slumping Commuter Numbers". Commercial Observer. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

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Walker, Ameena (January 11, 2019). "New $60M contract will bring delayed East Side Access closer to completion". Curbed NY. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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"U.S. Transportation Secretary Signs Record $2.6 Billion Agreement To Fund New Tunnel Network To Give Long Island Commuters Direct Access to Grand Central Station" (Press release). U.S. Department of Transportation. December 18, 2006. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2007.

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Penner, Larry (May 27, 2021). "Digging deeper on the (very deep) East Side Access project". Empire Center for Public Policy. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.

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"East Side Access – Queens Bored Tunnels & Structures". Engineering News-Record. June 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
Stabile, Tom (May 11, 2022). "MTA Chugs Toward Finish Line In East Side Access Marathon". Engineering News-Record. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

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"Photos: MTA Opens Adorable "Pocket Park" On East 50th Street: Gothamist". Gothamist. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
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Nessen, Stephen (January 11, 2023). "MTA's East Side Access project delayed again due to vent problems". Gothamist. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
Nessen, Stephen (January 18, 2023). "Grand Central Madison is closed, but the MTA is running empty trains there anyway". Gothamist. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
"More than 20% of LIRR trains can't run in Grand Central Madison tunnel". Gothamist. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
Nessen, Stephen (January 26, 2023). "Grand Central Madison, 15 stories underground, saves LIRR riders little time compared to Penn Station commute". Gothamist. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

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"MTA Inaugurates New Pocket Park 'Oasis' in Midtown New York". Inhabitat New York City. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

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Genn, Adina (June 7, 2022). "East Side Access touted as economic game changer for LI". Long Island Business News. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.

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"East Side Access transforming the LIRR". Herald Community Newspapers. August 21, 2018. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2018.

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Stefan Revenboer (October 24, 2022). "The new Grand Central LIRR service will bypass Sunnyside, Queens". New York News.

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"New York MTA Celebrates Grand Central Madison's Inaugural Year". www.metro-magazine.com. January 25, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

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For the full FEIS, see:
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- Record of Decisions (PDF). United States Department of Transportation; Federal Transit Administration; Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 21, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
- "East Side Access Quarterly Report Q3 2009" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2009. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
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- "Chapter 2: Project Alternatives". East Side Access Environmental Impact Statement (PDF). MTA Capital Construction. March 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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- "50th Street Commons Pocket Park Opens as Part of East Side Access". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 16, 2014. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
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- "Press Release – MTA Headquarters – MTA Awards Final Major Construction Contract for East Side Access". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 31, 2018. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
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Dobnik, Verena (November 4, 2015). "Massive East Side Access Project Rolling On Under Grand Central". nbcnewyork.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
Siff, Andrew; Vazquez, Jennifer (May 31, 2022). "East Side Access Terminal Gets New Name 'Grand Central Madison'". NBC New York. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
Siff, Andrew (December 29, 2022). "Grand Central Madison Won't Open in 2022 – Here's Target Date for NYC's New LIRR Stop". NBC New York. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
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"MTA adjusts LIRR Brooklyn schedule following unpopular East Side Access schedule changes". News 12 - The Bronx. March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
"LIRR to use decades-old rail cars to fill in gap once Grand Central Station access is complete". News 12 The Bronx. July 18, 2022. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.

longisland.news12.com

"LIRR satisfaction numbers dip in response to Grand Central Madison rollout". News 12 - Long Island. July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.

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"MTA opens "pocket park" on 50th Street". Newsday. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
Castillo, Alfonso (April 16, 2014). "MTA: Two key East Side Access contracts awarded". Newspaper. Newsday. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
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Castillo, Alfonso A. (April 15, 2018). "East Side Access price tag now stands at $11.2B". Newsday. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
Castillo, Alfonso A. (March 1, 2018). "MTA: Another snag for East Side Access project". Newsday. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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Castillo, Alfonso A. (December 21, 2022). "MTA chairman Janno Lieber: East Side Access opening held up by exhaust fan". Newsday. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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Castillo, Alfonso A. (June 3, 2022). "LIRR's issues Grand Central Madison draft timetables, with some critics". Newsday. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
Castillo, Alfonso A. (October 28, 2022). "Sandy-damaged tunnel repairs haven't begun, limiting LIRR service to Penn Station". Newsday. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
Castillo, Alfonso A. (June 29, 2022). "MTA chairman making no 'apologies' for East Side Access plan". Newsday. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
Castillo, Alfonso A. (May 25, 2019). "New amenitites coming to Jamaica station, but it might be bad marriage for Brooklyn". Newsday. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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Castillo, Alfonso A. (February 24, 2023). "LIRR riders await new Grand Central service with enthusiasm, trepidation". Newsday. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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ny1.com

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