Gene Russianoff
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Gene Russianoff
Gene Russianoff is staff attorney and chief spokesman for the Straphangers Campaign, a New York City-based public transport advocacy group that focuses primarily on subway and bus services run by New York City Transit. At the same time, Russianoff has also served as a government reform advocate for NYPIRG...
booth capital cut cuts elevator fact fare hike mayor million operators program station taking voting year
I'm not big on the mayor taking the subway, ... That doesn't make up for the fact that he cut the city's contribution to the MTA capital program from $100 million a year to $75 million. It doesn't make up for his voting for the first fare hike and cuts in elevator operators and station booth attendants.
booth capital cut cuts elevator fact fare hike mayor million operators program station taking voting year
I'm not big on the mayor taking the subway. That doesn't make up for the fact that he cut the city's contribution to the MTA capital program from $100 million a year to $75 million. It doesn't make up for his voting for the first fare hike and cuts in elevator operators and station booth attendants.
believe both city either fill mayor pledge
The only pledge I'd believe is, if either one or both of them said, 'I'm going to be mayor in 2007 and, if the MTA has a deficit, I'll fill it with city money,'