MTA Board
MTA Board Officially Appoints Helena Williams
Earlier today, the MTA officially appointed Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) President Helena Williams as the MTA’s interim CEO/Executive Director. This was a story I first blogged about 6 days ago when the MTA first made the announcement pending board approval. New York 1 filed this brief report: Helena Williams was formally appointed as the [...]
MTA Taps LIRR President To Replace Elliot Sander
The resignation of MTA CEO/Executive Director Elliot Sander continues to make news as the MTA has named his interim successor. The interim successor will be none other than Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams. She will officially take over on an interim basis pending approval from the MTA Board at their May 27th meeting. [...]
Gov. Paterson Comes Out Swinging
Over the last few days, I have repeatedly blogged about the possible appointment of former MTA Chief Marc Shaw to replace recently resigned MTA CEO/Executive Director Elliot Sander. As I have noted, I am against his appointment as he is clearly the wrong man for the job. I also noted how I was not the [...]
MTA To Probe Promotion Allegations
A few days ago Pete Donohue of the New York Daily News broke the story of alleged bullying of recently resigned MTA CEO/Executive Director Elliot Sander by Brooklyn Democratic Party Chairman Vito Lopez. Politicians from both sides of the aisle have been quiet on the allegations that Vito tried to bully Elliot into promoting a [...]
Gov. Paterson Officially Considering Marc Shaw
Since last week when MTA CEO/Executive Director Elliot Sander resigned, much talk has centered on who his potential replacement might be. The name most mentioned has been Marc Shaw who I trashed back in March as the wrong choice for at the time potential opening. I am not the only one who feels this way [...]
