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Andrew Cuomo’s MTA Propaganda Should Scare the Bejeezus Out of You
NYC transit service is starting to earn comparisons to the bad old 1980s, and Governor Cuomo wants you to know one thing -- it's not his fault.
July 21, 2017
If You Can’t Take the Stairs, Only 23 Percent of Subway Stations Are Accessible — on a Good Day
For mobility-impaired New Yorkers, riding the subway can be impossible. Only 110 of the system's 472 stations have stair-free access, and even at those stations, elevators don't serve every platform and are often out of commission, with little or no public notice.
July 20, 2017
Step One Toward Fixing the Subway: Be Honest
What would it look like if Cuomo and Lhota stopped making gestures and started exercising real leadership at the MTA? Here are three steps that could make a difference for subway service.
July 6, 2017
Riders Turn Up the Heat on Andrew Cuomo to Lead the MTA Out of This Subway Crisis
Speaking in Manhattan this morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a "state of emergency" for the MTA, giving his newly-appointed agency chairman Joe Lhota 30 days to redesign the agency's organizational structure and 60 days to address shortcomings in the agency's $29 billion, five-year capital plan.
June 29, 2017
Crowding Is a Symptom of What Ails the Subways, Not a Cause
The Times came out with a piece on subway delays this morning that's getting heavy play on Twitter. It has some compelling visualizations of the rise in ridership and decline in reliability, but it starts off by framing poor service in a way that obscures the root of the subway's troubles.
June 28, 2017
On Transit and Street Safety, Albany Laid a Goose Egg in 2017
Back in February we asked safe streets and transit advocates what they wanted to see state legislators get done in 2017. The session has now come and gone, and lawmakers have delivered on none of those initiatives. Here's our recap of Albany's 2017 so far. Read it and weep.
June 26, 2017
Slower Subways Will Cost New Yorkers $1.4 Billion This Year
New Yorkers are already paying for Cuomo's deteriorating MTA in the form of lost time, increased pollution, and poorer health.
June 26, 2017
Cuomo’s Cowardice Won’t Fix the MTA
The governor of New York pretending that he does not control the MTA is troubling and bizarre. By denying responsibility for his transit system, Cuomo is perpetuating a charade that has real consequences for New Yorkers.
June 23, 2017
Joe Lhota Is Cuomo’s MTA Chief, Again, Sort Of
Late yesterday, Andrew Cuomo nominated former MTA chief Joe Lhota to resume the role at a time when the agency is grappling with a decline in reliability that has reached crisis proportions. Lhota was hastily confirmed by the State Senate as the 2017 legislative session came to an end last night.
June 22, 2017
Cuomo Doesn’t Need a New Law to Fix the Subways — He’s Already in Charge of the MTA
With subway service failing spectacularly on an almost daily basis, the MTA is in desperate need of firm, straightforward leadership. Instead, Governor Cuomo is giving riders an outlandish song-and-dance about why all the transit system's problems up until this point are not his fault.
June 21, 2017
