MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber defended the transit authority Wednesday morning amid growing criticism from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Late Tuesday, Duffy escalated tensions with the MTA after he posted on social media saying the agency is “horribly run” and “rampant crime” is “scaring riders away.”
His comments came after Gov. Kathy Hochul and leaders of the New York Legislature sent a letter to the Department of Transportation urging a stronger federal funding commitment for the MTA. The letter sought a “commitment during the next five-year reauthorization of surface transportation programs to align New York’s federal formula funding for the MTA.”…