MTA Board

MTA Board Polling On Free Perks

This past Thursday, writers from Newsday contacted the 22 members who make up the MTA Board. The purpose of this contact was to conduct a poll on whether or not they favor the proposed restriction of use onĀ  their free systemwide passes. Here is the report with the results courtesy of Newsday: Newsday called the […]


Editorial Blasts MTA Board Over Free Perks

Continuing with the theme of late, the MTA Board free perks scandal, the Daily News featured an editorial in Friday’s edition that blasted the MTA Board over their free perk use. Here is the editorial courtesy of the Daily News: Who was that nattering on at Metropolitan Transportation Authority headquarters the other day? Queen (“We […]


Even More Free Perk Usage Details

While preparing to write an entry on a completely different topic, I came across Daily News Transit Reporter Pete Donohue’s report on the usage value of the E-Z Pass tags used by MTA Board Members. To say the numbers are disturbing would be a huge understatement. Here is Pete’s report courtesy of the Daily News: […]


Free Perks Price Tag

The MTA Board free perks scandal continues as a new report comes out with some usage statistics. William Neuman of the New York Times shares some usage statistics for the free E-Z Pass tags that are in the hands of MTA Board members. Here is his report: How much has a free E-ZPass been worth […]


MTA Releases A Statement On Board Member Passes

Over the last number of days, many outlets, including this very blog, have come down hard on the MTA for the free perks their board members receive. The storm of criticism only became bigger after MTA Board Vice President David Mack declared he only rode the LIRR because of his free pass amongst other idiotic […]