Comments on: Hearings on MTA Service Cuts Begin Today

By: March 8th – On This Day In Beatles History | The Beatles Place

March 8th – On This Day In Beatles History | The Beatles Place — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:04:09 +0000

[...] Hearings on MTA Service Cuts Begin Today | Mobilizing the Region [...]

By: Stopping MTA Service Cuts Requires Joint Effort | Mobilizing the Region

Stopping MTA Service Cuts Requires Joint Effort | Mobilizing the Region — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:25:55 +0000

[...] New Yorkers are mad as hell about plans to cut transit service, Access-a-Ride, and free NYC student MetroCards — public hearings across the MTA region have been well-attended and often rowdy, marked by overflow crowds, chants, and even arrests. But without political leadership the cuts may be inevitable. The MTA is facing a $750 million budget gap. [...]

By: NYCTracks

NYCTracks — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:39:34 +0000

Five people were arrested at the Brooklyn public hearing last night. There was a large and vociferous group of young people protesting the proposed cut of student Metrocards. We have details and photos of the incident at NYCTracks.com

By: what’s news « twenty ten flushing

what’s news « twenty ten flushing — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:11:06 +0000

[...] including ending several bus routes, killing the M and W lines, and increasing student fares, at city-wide hearings this week; the Queens hearing is tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Sheraton LaGuardia in downtown [...]

By: Nellie Gabela

Nellie Gabela — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:01:02 +0000

When is the MTA going to settle the contract to pay their MTA workers all the back pay the are owned??? These workers have families and homes morgages to pay and you not making it easy. So if you have to lay off all these people I guess the contract will never be paid to the owkers cause THERE IS NO MONEY. So you take your own people and use as SLAVERY!!!!!!! I was under the inpression that LINCOLN FREED THE SLAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Nellie Gabela

Nellie Gabela — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:55:38 +0000

What is this COUNTRY coming too, land of the free NO MORE!!!!! How dare have to pay for students passes, isn’t enough with the taxes we pay and also the percentage that LOTTO gives these agencies…… This country now is owned by foreigners, WHAT A SHAME!!!!! That we have screwed each other as Americans and made sooooo EASY for the foreigners to take us over. We should be ashame and instead of helping each other we bringin our selves DOWN. STOP ALREADY!!!!! MTA workers losing their jobs in the subway stations , WOW, making it easier for terrorist, have’nt u thought of that or is it the plan????? I was so PROUD OF BEING AN AMERICAN, not anymore….

By: Debbie D'Alesio

Debbie D'Alesio — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:50:01 +0000

I take the N53 from the Merrick train station to/from my home. I am been living in Merrick for 4 1/2 years and started taking the bus as soon as I moved. It was one of the selling points when I purchased my home. It is basically very reliable. It makes the commute easy. I hope we can continue to have this line run.

By: Revisiting the economics and politics of student transit :: Second Ave. Sagas

Revisiting the economics and politics of student transit :: Second Ave. Sagas — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:02:59 +0000

[...] gears up to hold hearings on its slate of service cuts. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign has a prime to the hearings, and I wanted to take a few minutes today to once again revisit the issue of free student [...]