Wednesday’s Headlines: David Mack’s Board Games Edition
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A friend in Lower Manhattan spotted MTA board member David Mack's new Lexus illegally parked in front of MTA headquarters. Plus other news.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about MTA
Opinion: Resiliency is Not Just Something We Should Just Talk About
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The 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy brought a renewed focus on New York’s resiliency measures — but as Dave Colon recently pointed out in Streetsblog, we’re not ready for a Sandy sequel.
Queens Pols Revive Push for MTA to Study QueensLink, As QueensWay Linear Park Surges
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Transit with a park or just a park? That is the question.
Survey Says: Here’s Why the MTA Thinks You Don’t Feel Safe on the Subway
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It’s hard to believe that the MTA is pushing the same tired narrative that people feel the system is unsafe and crime-filled will attract people to return.
ANALYSIS: Subway Riders Backed Hochul By Widest Margins; Now Governor Better Deliver
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They had her back, so now she better have theirs. New Yorkers who actually ride the subway supported Gov. Hochul by a much wider margin than her overall 69.5 to 30.3 election victory in the city over Republican Lee Zeldin.
Legislators and Advocates Press Case For MTA Rescue And Six-Minute Service
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With an eye on next year's budget process starting in January, state legislators and transit advocates began their push for more money for the MTA so the agency doesn't fly off the fiscal cliff and cut service and raise fares.