Opinions
Editorial: Blame Pols For Slashing Transit Funds
For the longest time, I have opined how arguably the biggest culprit for the MTA’s financial woes are the elected officials who will be the first in line for face time to criticize fare hikes, service cuts, system conditions, etc… yet will be the same individuals who continue to raid the funds or not properly […]
NYDN Editorial: Bus Lane Cameras Are Good
The topic of bus lane cameras has been a very popular one on this blog according to my statistics. So here is another story or more accurately, an editorial from the New York Daily News on why these cameras are a good idea. The writer also opines on the need for the city to make […]
Editorial: The MTA & TWU Need To Bargain
Most of the latest round of war between the MTA & Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU Local 100) has been fought in the media. I like others including TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen feel the two sides need to negotiate privately instead of through the media. Now we can add a writer to […]
NYDN Editorial: Unions Should Follow MTA Lead
It is extremely clear that the saga between the MTA & Transport Workers Union Local 100 will continue to dominate this blog for quite some time. The latest in this saga stems from an editorial in today’s New York Daily News about how it is time for the unions to follow the MTA’s lead by […]
Editorial: Slow Train To A Solvent Subway System
The state of financial peril that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority finds itself in is a topic opined on by many including yours truly. Today’s New York Daily News continues down that path with an editorial by Joshua Greenman: Right now it looks like there’s no light at the end of the fiscal tunnel for mass […]
