Ruben Diaz Sr.
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Asked for His MetroCard, Diaz Goes Berserk
Remember when a local "investigative reporter" badgered Lee Sander on how often he takes the train? The Post decided to give the Fare Hike Four and their Senate allies the same treatment, and found all but one of them without a MetroCard.
March 27, 2009
With No Plan for Transit, the Next Fare Hike Is Just Around the Bend
If state legislators don't act to undo the outcome of today's MTA Board meeting, it would mark the second straight year that fares have gone up, which is already a departure from the norm. And it's going to get worse, say Gene Russianoff and the Straphangers Campaign:
March 25, 2009
Doomsday Transit Cuts, District by District
If you're wondering how MTA doomsday service cuts will affect you, you can now look them up by state legislative district and ZIP code, thanks to new maps from the Regional Plan Association.
March 19, 2009
The State Senate’s MTA Financing Plan Doesn’t Add Up
Here's one little problem with the Kruger, Diaz, Espada, Monserrate MTA financing plan: They got the math wrong.
March 17, 2009
Caption Contest: Re-name This Foursome
Hat tip to Liz Benjamin at the Daily Politics for this snapshot of four state senators who’ve helped concoct a stopgap, toll-less MTA funding plan that does nothing to address the imminent decline of New York’s transit system. Lest they be accused of completely shortchanging the future, they say maintenance and expansion can be taken … Continued
March 17, 2009
Transit Riders to Diaz: Not In Our Name
Constituents picketed outside the office of Ruben Diaz, Sr. yesterday to urge the Bronx state senator to get behind the MTA rescue plan, which includes new tolls on East and Harlem River bridges. Though some 140,000 people in his district use transit every day, and are facing serious service cuts along with steep fare hikes, Diaz is adamantly opposed to the tolls, which would affect a relative handful of drivers.
March 13, 2009
Bronx Transit Riders to Rally Today at Diaz Sr.’s Office
Communities United for Transportation Equity (COMMUTE) will hold a rally today at the office of Ruben Diaz, Sr., one of a handful of state senators whose opposition to bridge tolls threatens to sink the MTA rescue plan. Says COMMUTE:
March 12, 2009
MTA Rescue Alert: Tell Electeds What You Oppose
In response to the possible sinking of the MTA rescue plan by three recalcitrant state senators, the Campaign for New York's Future has set up an action alert enabling members of the public to contact their representatives directly via e-mail. The message, which may be tailored before sending, reads in part:
March 6, 2009