“Without saving and stabilizing public transit, New York’s economy will crater, our communities become isolated, and our existential climate targets will be utterly beyond reach.”
The 30 assembly members — led by Amy Paulin and Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas — in a letter to Hochul Monday called for extra funs to avoid service cuts, and instead increase frequency of trains and buses to every six minutes.
The transit authority has long depended on fares to keep trains and buses running, but that funding model has become outmoded as fewer New Yorkers are opting to ride the subways. While the letter does not directly address fare hikes, Gonzales-Rojas told The Post that failure to stave off the increase or fund the MTA would be detrimental to the system and its riders.
Fare hikes and service cuts would be horrific for New Yorkers, Assemblywoman Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas said.The pols — who all represent counties served by the MTA — also called for more frequent commuter rail service.
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