MTA Finances
MTA Proposal Would Save Over 700 Jobs
The level of dissent between the MTA & Transport Workers Union Local 100 has been ongoing for years. Anyone who has been reading this blog over the last couple of months know that it has only intensified late with the MTA dishing out pink slips to hundreds of union members due to their budget woes. […]
100 People Rally To Save 2 Brooklyn Bus Lines
The death of numerous bus routes & subway lines inches closer & closer as each day passes. In reality there is nothing that will starve off the cuts from happening for the time being. However this did not stop 100 people from showing up at the Brooklyn Borough Hall to protest the MTA’s plans to […]
MTA Statement On Student MetroCards
In my previous post, I opined on the potential deal between the MTA & lawmakers which would save Student MetroCards for at least a year. A few hours after my entry, the MTA sent me an official statement about this very topic: The economic downturn has created a fiscal crisis for the State, City and […]
Deal Close To Saving Student MetroCards
One of the most talked about aspects of the MTA’s financial woes was the discontinuation of Student MetroCards. There were two clear camps on this, those who feel the students should not lose their free rides to & from school, & those who feel that enough is enough with the handouts. According to an exclusive […]
Telvent GIT Scams MTA Bridges & Tunnels
I was browsing the local papers & found a brief report about how the MTA Bridges & Tunnels division was scammed by Spanish firm Telvent GIT. The company schemed to lower their potential profit from a bid to maintain the MTA’s electronic-toll system. Bruce Golding & Tom Namako of the New York Post have more […]
