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The MTA Inspector General is nominated by the New York State Governor and must be confirmed by the New York State Senate. [1] [13] The agency's creation was requested by then-Governor Mario Cuomo. [14] The first MTA Inspector General was Sidney Schwartz. [15] In 2019, Carolyn Pokorny became the first female MTA Inspector General. [16]
In April 2018, in response to a citywide transit crisis and complaints about the general quality of MTA bus service, the MTA published a Bus Action Plan detailing 28 suggestions to improve the bus system. Within twelve months, targeted corridor improvements were to be implemented, some bus stops would be removed to speed up service, and off ...
The fleet consists of over 5,800 buses of various types and models for fixed-route service, making MTA RBO's fleet the largest public bus fleet in the United States. [1] The MTA also has over 2,000 vans and cabs for ADA paratransit service, providing service in New York City, southwestern Nassau County, and the city of Yonkers.
(The Center Square) — New York legislative leaders have rejected a $65.4 billion plan to upgrade the state's beleaguered mass transit system, citing a lack of funding for the proposed improvements.
A political war on the Hudson erupted Monday over New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA’s controversial $9 congestion toll. The MTA can begin collecting the first-in-the-nation congestion fee ...
He was previously convicted of assaulting an MTA operator and slashing a customer, for which he was released from jail in February, MTA officials said, adding that Davalos uses the transit system ...
Rider complaints on social media intensified during the crisis: by mid-2018, there were 2,500 daily complaints to the MTA's and subway's Twitter accounts. [ 35 ] In January 2018, average weekday on-time performance had dropped from 65% to 58.1%, and there were more than 76,000 delayed trains, which reached their terminus at least five minutes ...
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The MTA has told several social media platforms to take down the dangerous subway surfing videos, and many have complied, officials said Tuesday. “We’re always checking ...