On Thursday, riders are expected to rally for more frequent buses and trains ahead of this budget hearing, and what they want is going to cost a pretty penny.
City council representatives are expected to join the protest, urging leaders in Albany to build on Governor Kathy Hochul's MTA funding proposal.
This all comes head of the city council transportation committee's preliminary budget hearing, as state budget negotiations heat up. "If we don't get want we want out of Albany what we need, very quickly, we have to start moving on the ugly fronts we don't want to be active on, which is major fare hikes, major service cuts, and layoffs," he said.
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