Comptroller Releases Annual Report on the MTA

October 16th, 2018

On Thursday, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released his annual report on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the state authority responsible for the New York City metropolitan area’s regional transportation system.  According to the report, the MTA “is facing its greatest challenge in decades….[s]ubway, bus and commuter rail service has deteriorated, and riders are abandoning the system for other transportation alternatives.” It concludes that without significant new sources of funding for transit, fares and tolls could rise faster than planned or the system will further deteriorate.

Comptroller DiNapoli said:

“Our regional transit system is in crisis. Service has deteriorated on the city’s subways and buses, the Long Island Railroad and Metro-North. Subway ridership has fallen notwithstanding the largest job expansion in New York City’s history. Despite an infusion of $836 million in state and city funds, there has been little improvement so far in subway service. Riders are leaving the system in frustration and deserve better, especially considering the proposed increase in fares.”