Before the strike, there was considerable sympathy for the workers, but once the strike began, that clearly changed. The real winners are neither labor or management but the public that desperately wanted their subways and buses back.
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I'm not big on the mayor taking the subway, ... That doesn't make up for the fact that he cut the city's contribution to the MTA capital program from 100 million a year to 75 million. It doesn't make up for his voting for the first fare hike and cuts in elevator operators and station booth attendants.Gene Russianoff
Whoever gets elected, Democrat or Republican, it's the institution of the office of mayor that tends to dictate what I see as a lack of priorities.
Gene Russianoff
I can't fault them for picking a defense contractor, given all the public pressure to make the subways more secure,
Gene Russianoff
Twenty-five years ago, your trains broke down all the time, they were covered in graffiti and you had no incentive to use transit. Billions of dollars later, your trains are reliable and you get discounts the more you use the system. The lesson of all this is, if you invest in transit, the riders will come.
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They know where the people are. But what are they doing for the people they're handing the literature to
Gene Russianoff
For everyone, it was a challenge. For many people, it was a hardship. They couldn't get to a doctor's appointment, they couldn't get to the office.
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