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‘They should not be in cars’: Mayor Adams wants his MTA board picks to be transit riders

By Kevin Duggan Posted on January 17, 2022
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Mayor Eric Adams wants his recommended MTA board members to be regular straphangers, not car drivers.

In the weeks ahead, Adams will be able to propose four people for the MTA’s 23-member board, who will represent his administration on the massive state authority in charge of the city’s subways, buses, commuter railroads, and seven bridges and two tunnels.

See the full article at amNewYork

‘They should not be in cars’: Mayor Adams wants his MTA board picks to be transit riders

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