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| DATE | 2009-03-29 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Why the MTA screws Brooklyn every time
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The MTA is governed by a 17-member Board representing New York City and
each of the counties in the Transportation District.
Members are nominated by the Governor, with four recommended by New York
City’s mayor, and one each by the county executives of Nassau, Suffolk
and Westchester counties. Each of these members has one vote.
The executives of the northern counties of Dutchess, Orange, Rockland,
and Putnam also nominate a member each, but these members cast one
collective vote. The Board also has six rotating nonvoting seats held by
representatives of organized labor and the Permanent Citizens Advisory
Committee, which serves as a voice for users of MTA transit and commuter
facilities.
All Board members are confirmed by the New York State Senate
Brooklyn gets less representation than Westchester. That is why Brooklyn
gets no control of its most important infrastructure and is targeted for
every money grab.
Ruben
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