By
Mike Vilensky
A growing group of concerned New Yorkers have a message for straphangers fuming about poor subway service: Blame Albany.
New
York City mayors have long been taking heat, and sometimes credit, for
the quality of the subways, even though New York governors have more
sway over the system’s funding and leadership.
Now, as the aging
trains face worsening problems, transit advocates and elected officials
are seeking to inform riders of Gov.
Andrew Cuomo’s
influence. They are holding events outside his New York City
office, using the hashtag #CuomosMTA, and publicly calling for Mr. Cuomo
to take more ownership.
“Our running theory has been that
because a lot of people are blaming the mayor, the governor will not
take the steps needed to fix the day-to-day problems on the subway,”
said John Raskin, executive director of the transit-advocacy group the
Riders Alliance. “So there’s a deliberate effort on the part of
advocates to make sure that everyday riders hold Cuomo accountable for
the quality of their subway experience.”
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Source: The Wall Street Journal (via The Empire Report)
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