Homework - Ice Racing

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Story:

Milton, New Hampshire (3/22/2010) - Ice racing is traditional street racing, iced — complete with all the spins, slides, unpredictability and bone-chilling cold that come with racing cars on a frozen surface.

“It’s an addiction. It’s a wicked adrenaline rush to be able to go 70 miles an hour down a straightaway and make the turn on ice.” said Belanger an ice racer.

Ice racing clubs, most of them in the Northeast and Upper Midwest, chain up their tires and take to frozen ponds and lakes each winter.

Belanger is the president of the New England Ice Racing Association. The club started almost 40 years ago when a group of street racers decided to take their cars to the ice, said John Mattress, 60, one of the founders, who races as the Outlaw.

The club has a rule: no racing if there is less than a foot of ice. A small auger is used to ensure it is thick and strong enough to handle the dozens of cars whose drivers will pay $10 for a few hours of racing.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) What is ice racing?

4) How fast can the cars go on the ice?

5) How long ago did the New England Ice Racing Association start?

6) How deep does the ice have to be to race?

7) How much do you have to pay to race?

Info and video from the NYtimes

Homework - Volcano in Iceland

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Story:

New York City (3/24/2010) - Even though a lot of people made a huge fuss, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board approved service cuts on Wednesday during a meeting in Midtown.

By the 11-2 vote, the MTA Board passed cuts to help save money. They are missing nearly $800 million.

MTA Vice Chairman Andrew Saul said, "We must also be realistic here. There will be no outside help from the city, the state and from the counties, and therefore we must squeeze every nickel that we can out of our own resources."

Other board members, including Norman Seabrook and Allen Cappelli, said the MTA has not yet explored all options to cut spending.

The W line is now gone. They have extended the Q train would be extended to Astoria, Queens to cover some of the missing stops.

The M train will be merged with the V line, but M service in southern Brooklyn and lower Manhattan will be eliminated.

Service would also be reduced on several other lines as a cost saver.

Bus riders in all five boroughs will be affected. More than 20 bus lines are being cut off and many others facing shortened routes.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) How many people voted to cut service?

4) How many people voted against cutting service?

5) How much money is the MTA missing?

6) What train has been totally cut?

7) How many bus lines did they MTA get rid off?

Info and video from NY1. pic from blog.tstc.org

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homework -Teachers and police officers might be laid off!

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Story:

New York City (3/23/2010)- City officials are preparing to lay off thousands of city workers because Albany might give New York City less money.

To lay off means to fire someone from a job because the business can't afford to pay them anymore.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is now ordering city agency heads to prepare for cuts of up to $1.3 billion dollars. He said that this would be horrible for the city, and that almost 19,000 employees would have to go, including more than 8,500 teachers.


The cuts would mean a 3.6% reduction in funding for the New York City Police, Fire, Corrections and Sanitation Departments, a 2.7% cut for the Department of Education and a 7.2% cut for other agencies.

"We're down 6,000 police officers from where we were. We are scheduled to go down another 2,000 police officers," said Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) How many teachers might be let go?

4) How many police officers might be let go?

5) How many city employees in total might be let go?

6) How much money is the city going to be short?

Info and video from NY1 image from jiobberjobber

Homework - Boat made from bottles sets sail!

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Sausalito, California (03/20/2010) - The Plastiki is a boat made from recycled plastic bottles. It was built by a team led by David de Rothschild in order to call attention to the value of recycling. It set sail on Saturday from Sausalito, California and is heading for Australia.

The Plastiki is a boat like no other in the world. It is made from over 12 thousand plastic bottles. It is 60 feet long and is carrying 6 people across the ocean.

On the way to Australia, the boat is going to sail through the Eastern Garbage Patch, which is a whole bunch of trash floating in the middle of the ocean. This trash patch is the size of Texas!

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) What is the name of the plastic boat?

4) How many plastic bottles were used to make the boat?

5) How long is the boat?

6) How many people are sailing it?

7) What country is the boat sailing to?

8) What is the Eastern Garbage Patch?

Info from Neatorma, video from MSNBC

homework - 5 extra minutes before you get a ticket!

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Story:

NYC (3/21/2010) - Drivers across the five boroughs now have an extra five minutes after their parking meters run out or alternate side parking expires before they are issued a ticket.

Alternate side parking is when you have to move your car to the other side of the street so the streets can be cleaned.

The grace period went into effect Sunday.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg argued that this law is stupid because drivers and ticket agents wouldn't know what time to go by.

Supporters of the law say ticket writers are too aggressive in giving out violations one to two minutes after a meter expires.

The fine for those violations is generally $65.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) What is alternate side parking?

4) How many minutes is the grace period?

5) What does Mayor Bloomberg think about the law?

6) How much is the fine for letting your parking meter expire?

Info from NY1

Homework - Minnesota flooding

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Story:

Morehead, Minnesota (3/19/2010) - The Red River in Morehead is flooding and will crest on Sunday. To crest means to reach the highest point that you are ever going to reach. This Sunday, the Red River is going to really overflow its banks.

The River is already 30 feet high and is still rising. The city of Morehead is already flooded and the farms around the city are under water. The National Guard is on standby for Sunday and volunteers are putting up sandbag barriers to stop the water from getting too far. So far 1 million sandbags have been laid out.

Right now they are just worried that the water will start freezing because it is getting cold again.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) What does 'crest' mean?

4) What is the name of the river that is flooding?

5) How high is the river?

6) How many sandbags have they used so far?

Info and video from MSNBC

homework - Metros Still Free For Now..

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Story:

NYC (3/17/2010) - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has decided to put off the vote on whether to eliminate free and discounted MetroCards for city students. So your free metro is safe for a little longer.

MTA boss Jay Walder made the announcement Wednesday night while meeting with dozens of students.

"I also want to take away any confusion about whether or not this will be dealt with at the board meeting on March 24th. There is no need to deal with it at the board meeting on March 24th," Walder said. "We'd like to leave additional time, as much time as possible for discussion with the city and the state."

Many students who attended the meeting say they cannot afford to pay for MetroCards and want the city, state and MTA to come up with a solution.

"We want the state and the city to bring new revenue sources that can keep flowing in and this is for the broader budget," said one student.

The agency says it's struggling to close a nearly $800 million budget gap and simply can't afford the $214 million it costs to give students free MetroCards.

"We can no longer cover for the state and the city in regard to these free student fares. Free student fares should be a city and a state responsibility," Walder said.

When asked about the fate of student MetroCards Wednesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city is already giving money. He said that it is the state's fault, that the state government has to give the MTA more money.

So the MTA is blaming the city and the state. The City is blaming the state. And the state is not answering to anybody because they have their own problems.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) Who is the MTA boss?

4) What did the MTA boss say about the student metro cards?

5) Who is blaming who for the metrocard situation?

6) How much does it cost to give the students free metros?

Info and video from NY1

homework - Bedbugs on the rise!

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NYC (3/17/2010) - Bedbugs are little insects that like to suck your blood like mosquitos. They are called bedbugs because they like to live in your mattress. In fact so many of them can breed in your mattress that it actually weighs more when you pick it up!

The scientific name for bedbugs is Cimex lectularius.

Bedbugs are on the rise in NYC! There are lots more cases of bedbug infested apartments than there used to be. Experts think that this is because bedbugs were almost killed off in the 1950's by pesticides like DDT. These pesticides were later found to be harmful for humans and so we stopped using them. Unfortunately, this means that now the bedbugs are breeding up again.

It cost $350.00 just to have your apartment inspected! If you know you have bedbugs, under NY law, the landlord has to pay for the pest control guy to come kill the bedbugs.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2 When did this story take place?

3) What are bedbugs?

4) Why are they called bedbugs?

5) What is the scientific name for bedbugs?

6) Why are bedbugs on the rise again?

7) How much does it cost to get your apartment inspected?

8) Who has to pay for the pest control guy to kill any bedbugs in an apartment?

Info and video from the NY Times

homework - Still no electricity in some parts of NYC

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Story:

NYC (3/15/2010) - Hundreds of crews are working around the clock to clean up trash and give back power to thousands of New Yorkers after this weekend's powerful storm.

According to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, winds of up to 80 miles per hour gusted through the five boroughs, knocking down trees, telephone poles -- and electricity.

The Parks Department says its priority is making streets, schools and hospitals accessible.

Thousands remain without power throughout the city, with Staten Island having the most homes without power.

As of 8 p.m. Monday, approximately 70,000 customers in and around the city remained without power: 55,000 in Westchester County, 9,000 in Staten Island, 3,700 in the Bronx, 1,470 in Queens and 650 in Brooklyn.

Con Ed has about 500 crews in the field, in addition to other field support personnel clearing roads and trees.

"Having your electricity go out, we all know in this day and age, is a huge inconvenience that disrupts every aspect of city daily life," said Bloomberg. "Con Ed really is working 24 hours a day. They are, however, having difficulty getting extra resources from local places, because other utilities in the area have been hit hard, as well."

In addition to the downed power lines, trees fell into homes and onto cars on Staten Island.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) How fast did the winds go in the storm?

4) What did the wind knock down?

5) How many people are still without power?

6) How many people still don't have power in the Bronx?

7) How many crews does Con Ed have working on the problem?

Info and video from NY1, pix from google image (fpl-fraud.com)

homework - Students stabbing each other in school!

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Story:

Manhattan, NY (3/13/2010) - Local leaders spoke out in Manhattan Saturday against violence among students, one day after 2 separate stabbings inside city schools.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Manhattan Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez called for an investigation into why metal detectors did not notice a knife used in one of the attacks.

They are also demanded a zero-tolerance policy on school bullying. Zero-tolerance means that if you get caught bullying someone then you will get kicked out of that school.

"Coming from teaching 14 years at a high school, a good high school, I can tell you that bullying is happening every day," said Manhattan Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez. "And unless an adult is there, really paying attention and looking to protect the victim, it can end in this type of situation."

Police say the 14-year-old told them he stabbed a 15-year-old 16-times with a steak knife, because the victim had been bullying him for a long time. Both students attended George Washington High School in Manhattan.

In Queens, a 17-year-old student was also stabbed in the back with a steak knife at Newtown High School in Elmhurst on Friday.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) How many stabbing took place on Friday inside city schools?

4) Name the two High Schools where the stabbings took place.

5) What was the weapon used in both cases?

6) Why did the 14 year old say he stabbed the 15 year old?

7) What is a bully?

Info and video from NY1. Picture from harakabaraka.wordpress.com

homework - Woman crushed by the 6 train

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Story:

Manhattan, NY (3/11/2010) - A 48-year-old woman was struck and killed Thursday by a 6 train on the Upper East Side.

It happened around 3:45 p.m. inside the 77th Street station at Lexington Avenue.

Police say the woman apparently climbed down to the tracks to get a bag that she dropped.

Witnesses say as the train came rolling into the station, people waiting on the platform began yelling at the woman to lie down. Instead, the victim became trapped between the wall and the train.

"According to the signs that are in the subway, they ask you, if you drop an item onto the tracks, do not try to retrieve it. You go to the station agent and then they'll try to retrieve the item that you drop. You just shouldn't do it," said one witness.

Police say the conductor blew the train's horn when entering the station. A passenger onboard also pulled the emergency brake.

Service on the 6 line was disrupted for a time during rush hour, but has since been restored.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) What subway station did this take place in?

4) Why did the woman go on the train tracks in the first place?

5) How old was the lady?

6) What happened to the lady?

7) What should you do if you drop something in the subway tracks?

Info and video from NY1

Homework - Toyota Cars are still messing up!

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California (3/10/2010) - James Sikes was driving down the road when his Toyota Prius started speeding up by itself. Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the "stuck" accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel. The pedal didn't move.

"My car can't slow down," he began when a California Highway Patrol dispatcher answered his call.

Todd Neibert, the police officer who gave instructions to Sikes over a loudspeaker said he smelled burning brakes when he caught up with the Prius.

The officer said he told Sikes to push the brake pedal to the floor and apply the emergency brakes as the Prius neared 85 mph. The car slowed to about 55 mph, at which time Sikes says he turned off the ignition and the car came to a stop.

"The brakes were definitely down to hardly any material," Neibert told reporters Tuesday. "There was a bunch of brake material on the ground and inside the wheels."

The officer found the floor mat properly placed and the accelerator and brake pedals in correct resting position.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) What kind of car was James Sikes driving?

4) What was the name of the police officer that tried to help James Sikes?

5) What did James Sikes have to do to stop the car?

6) What did the brakes look like after the car stopped?

Video from Guardian, Info from MSNBC (AP)

Homework - School buses might strike!

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NEW YORK (3/9/2010) -- Union school bus drivers told their leaders that they can call a strike against the companies that provide bus transportation for the New York City Department of Education (the cheese bus companies).

The name of the bus drivers' union is the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181.

Talks between the union and the cheese bus companies have stalled over the issue of health care benefits.

The union says that the amount of money cheese bus companies want to charge the drivers for health insurance would bankrupt the health insurance fund within the next three years, leaving drivers with no health coverage. The drivers want the cheese bus companies to pay for a bigger part of the health insurance costs.

ATU Local 1181 President Michael Cordiello says the union will fight for its members' health care "and if necessary, strike to maintain them."

He says drivers will continue to safely transport school children while the union and the cheese bus companies are still talking. If the talks fail, the strike will happen.

Question:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) What is the name of the bus drivers union?

4) Why might the bus drivers' union go on strike?

5) Who do you think is right? The cheese bus companies or the drivers? Why?

6) Who will be affected if the drivers go on strike?

Video from NY1, info from NY1 and SILive.com

Homework - Lil Wayne goes to jail

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New York (3/8/2010) - Lil Wayne was sentenced to a year in prison on weapons charges yesterday. He will serve his first full day today on Riker's Island in NYC. Lil Wayne admitted to carrying a loaded handgun on his tour bus in 2007. He could get out in 8 months with good behavior.

Lil Wayne went triple platinum with his album Tha Carter III. He also made $40 million dollars last year from his tour and online sales. He was the highest paid rap act in 2009. He also introduced the artists Nicki Minaj and Drake last year.

For the next 8 months he will have to go to bed and 10 pm when the jail lights go out and eat the same crappy food as everyone else.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) Why is Lil Wayne in jail?

4) How long is his sentence?

5) How much money did he make last year?

6) What two artists did he introduce last year?

Info from MTV

Homework - Flying Hovercraft

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Story:

New Zealand (3/2/2010) - A New Zealand inventor named Rudy Heeman has used parts from his barbecue, his daughter's scooter, and his wife's car to create a hovercraft that can fly.

A regular hovercraft is usually a big rubber boat looking thing that hovers or floats a few inches above the water. Rudy Heeman stuck wings on a hovercraft and made one that can actually fly in the air. 

Rudy Heeman calls his invention the 'hoverwing'. It can fly at up to 60 miles per hour and at a height of around 5-6 feet.

Rudy Heeman has been building the 'hoverwing' in his spare time for over a ten years and says he spent over 800 hours and tens of thousands of dollars creating his flying gizmo.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) What is the name of the guy who invented the flying hovercraft?

4) What does he call his invention?

5) How fast can it go?

6) How many years did it take to build the 'hoverwing'?

7) What is the meaning of the word 'invention'? 

8) Describe something you would like to invent.

Text from the Huffington Post. Video from the Guardian.

Homework - The Cheetah

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Story:

Africa (3/5/2010) - Cheetahs are the fastest land animal in the world. They have been known to run at speeds of up to 64 miles per hour! That is how fast a car is allowed to go on the highway!

Cheetahs weigh 75-100 pounds and are 3 feet tall. They live together in small groups called 'coalitions'. 

Cheetahs hunt animals like gazelles, wilderbeasts, and other small, hoofed animals. 

Only 9000-12,000 cheetahs are left in the whole world.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) How fast can a cheetah run?

4) How much does a cheetah weigh?

5) What are the small groups cheetahs live in called?

6) Name 2 animals that cheetahs eat.

7) How many cheetahs are left in the world?

Info from the Guardian

Homework - People Arrested at BK's MTA hearing

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Story:

Brooklyn, NY (3/3/2010) - Four people were arrested Wednesday night after an argument broke out at another Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) hearing in Brooklyn.
It happened inside the Cantor Auditorium of the Brooklyn Museum.

Police say a speaker was led away and later handcuffed after she went up to the podium to try and speak out of turn. She was asked to stop and when she didn't, witnesses say she was taken outside.

"I have no connection to her, but I just felt an adult or someone should be involved because she looked like she was probably under 18," said one witness. "And then he really started rough-handling her and really kind of backed her out. So then I followed her and I followed him and I kept saying 'Why are you doing it? What's going on? Why isn't any adult involved?' And then he took her around and locked the door behind her."

Others in the audience got involved, too. Some were led out into the hallway and handcuffed. One was cuffed inside the auditorium.

In all, four people were arrested for disorderly conduct.

The hearing drew hundreds of protestors angry over the agency's proposed plan to eliminate the Z express line, reduce service on eight other subway lines and terminate more than 12 bus routes.

The MTA says the cuts are necessary to help close a nearly $800 million budget gap.

"You understand what we're doing here? We're hurting people's lives. It's wrong," said State Senator Martin Golden.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) How many people got arrested?

4) Why was the lady arrested?

5) What train do they want to cut in Brooklyn?

6) How many bus route do they want to terminate?

7) Why are people getting so heated over this issue?

Info from NY1

homework - No buses on Staten Island

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Story:

Queens, NY (3/2/2010) - People from Queens and Staten Island voiced their concerns Tuesday night over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposal to cut services and stop free MetroCards for city students.

At a public hearing in Flushing, people packed the ballroom at the Sheraton La Guardia East to voice their anger at the MTA.

People spoke about the agency's plan to phase out free student MetroCards. A deaf student who attended the hearing garnered a standing ovation when he talked about what the cuts would mean to students.

"Please don't make these cuts. Please, please try to focus in on resolving these issues," said the student.

Elected officials also took aim at the MTA, saying the agency is out of touch and needs to consider other alternatives to the cuts.

"I get it. I get it. You have to have these hearings. Some of you aren't even paying attention," said Assemblyman Jose Peralta.

"Demand the commuter tax, demand federal stimulus money. We'll walk with you, but you have to meet us halfway, you have to join us today," said Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

MTA Chairman Jay Walder said the public hearings are an important part of the process as the agency figures out how to get the $800 million it needs.

"All of this is part of the discussions that can take place after the public hearings, but I don't want to mislead anybody. There are no easy answers to deal with a shortfall of the magnitude we have to deal with, so we're going to have to take steps to deal with it," Walder said.

The MTA has also proposed eliminating the W and M subway lines.

Meanwhile, another public hearing was held on Staten Island where the agency is looking to alter or totally take away 17 local and express buses.

Those who came out to the hearing said the buses are the only way to get around, since many residents don't have cars, and their borough has no subways.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) What did the deaf student say?

4) How many buses on Staten Island does the MTA want to cut?

5) How much money does the MTA need?

6) Why are the people in Staten island so upset?

Info from NY1

homework - Meatless Mondays in schools?

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Story:

East Village, NY (3/1/2010) - Pasta, veggie burgers, apples, oranges and salad. It's a typical Monday spread at the East Village Community School, all of which is vegetarian.

"It's kind of fun that we don't have any meat in our schools on that one day," said East Village Community School student Maizy Greenberg.

The three schools in the building are among the first in the city to adopt Meatless Mondays.
 The idea is to teach kids about healthy, plant-based food options.

Health officials say it's good for the kids' health and good for the planet, since industrial meat production may be one of the causes of climate change.

"There is a need for students to be healthy and parents know that and we have some very active parents who are interested as much as the staff, to provide good nutritional options for students," said East Village Community School principal Robin Williams.


"Teaches kids to be more careful what they eat and be more thoughtful and be more green," said East Village Community School student Alexia Siebers.
Parents whose children attend the school said it was easy to make the change.

"We looked at the menus and said why are these children eating meat everyday? It's really not healthy for them and it's not environmentally conscious to do this and we asked our school's food manager, who was there at our meeting, can we have meatless Mondays and they said yes," Children's Workshop School parent Elizabeth Puccini.

In Baltimore, Maryland, the whole public school system has gone meatless on Mondays -- something Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer would like to see adopted in New York City.

"1 out of 5 kindergartners in this city are overweight, meaning that already that starting out their lives they are classified as obese. And the reason is because their diet is leading them to an unhealthy lifestyle and we want to change that," Stringer said.

The DOE's office of school food said Monday it's reviewing the idea of starting each week without meat in every cafeteria in the city.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) What are Meatless Mondays?

4) Why do these people want us to have Meatless Mondays?

5) In which city has the whole school system gone meatless on Mondays?

6) How many kindergarteners are overweight in this city?

7) What do you think? Should all city schools go without meat on Mondays? Why or why not?

Homework - Tram service suspended

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Story:

Manhattan, NY (2/28/2010) -  The Roosevelt Island Tram is set to make its final East River crossing Sunday night before undergoing a six month-long renovation and repair project.

A tram is a cablecar that hangs from a cable and brings customers from one side of a river to the other.

Service on the tram will be suspended beginning at 2 a.m. Monday.

"We'll miss it. We won't be able to go until September again, so that's why we wanted to go today to get one last fun ride," said Upper East Side resident Joe Covey.

The $25 million project will replace everything except the bases of the three towers that support the cars.

Project managers say when all is said and done riders can look forward to more comfortable cars and more reliable service.

In the case of a breakdown, like the one which left 70 passengers stranded for seven hours back in April 2006, cars will run on a backup power system and be able to return to the nearest station.


In the meantime, commuters will have several options for getting on and off Roosevelt Island -- the Q102 bus, the F train and two shuttle buses. One will take passengers to Queens Plaza, the other will drop people off where the tram usually lets out on Second Avenue and 59th Street.

"It's actually become so key that when the F train shuts down, which is a lot, mind you, we really become stranded here. So with this shutting down I'm very disappointed," said Roosevelt Island resident Nicholas Guan.

The tram system carries more than two million riders a year.

Full service on the tram is scheduled to resume on September 3rd.

Questions:

1) Where did this story take place?

2) When did this story take place?

3) When will service on the tram be suspended (stopped)?

4) What is a tram?

5) Why is service being suspended?

6) How long will the repairs take?

7) How much money will the repairs cost?

8) How many riders does the tram carry every year?

9) When will the tram start back up again?

Info and video from NY1