MTA Board
The Mack Strikes Again
Just when you thought the controversial 15 minutes of fame were up for MTA Board Vice Chairman David S. Mack, yet another controversy strikes. It seems our favorite MTA Board member likes to role play as a state trooper as well. William Neuman of the New York Times has the story:
David S. Mack has turned [...]
Cuomo Pleased, Russianoff Not
As you know, the MTA Board voted to revoke the free travel perks to current & past board members at their board meeting yesterday. Later on that day, State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo & Straphangers Campaign Staff Lawyer Gene Russianoff released statements. Here is Bharat Ayyar’s report courtesy of The New York Observer:
The M.T.A. board [...]
Mayor Bloomberg Clashes With MTA Board
A battle of rich people is coming to your home via PPV real soon. Ok, I am not being serious about the battle coming to PPV but it is brewing. The battle is between Mayor Bloomberg & the MTA Board over who shoudl be appointed the next chairman of a key transit committee that helps [...]
MTA Revokes Travel Perks
As expected, the Metrpolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) voted to revoke the free travel perks to current & past board members at today’s board meeting. The new policy strips all former board members of their free E-Z Pass tags, MetroCards, & railroad passes. Current members will still receive these items but with restrictions which state they [...]
E-Z Pass Scandal Should Calm Down
Later this morning the MTA Board will hold their scheduled meeting at their headquarters. Many items are on the agenda but the one I will discuss in this entry is the vote that will hopefully bring an end or at least calm down the E-Z Pass scandal that has been big news lately. The board [...]
As The Mack Continues
Over the last number of days, this blog along with many other media outlets have covered the ongoing issue concerning the free perks MTA Board members such as board Vice Chairman David S. Mack receive. New York Daily News Transit Reporter Pete Donohue now reveals that Mr. Mack along with some other current & past [...]
Clear Display Of Nepotism
The last post I made on this blog before I disappeared in January for a few months was about a bus reroute which clearly benefited the then newly appointed MTA Chairman Dale Hemmerdinger. Now months later, the bus reroute situation has come back into the spotlight. Here is the report from AMNY’s Matthew Sweeney:
A handful [...]
MTA Board Polling On Free Perks
This past Thursday, writers from Newsday contacted the 22 members who make up the MTA Board. The purpose of this contact was to conduct a poll on whether or not they favor the proposed restriction of use on their free systemwide passes. Here is the report with the results courtesy of Newsday:
Newsday called the Metropolitan [...]
