“I don't think they do it lightly. I don't think someone is saying, 'How can we make everybody's day more miserable?' They are plagued by the fact the system, in some places, hasn't been touched in decades. ... This is why you need to build a Second Avenue subway.”
“For many people they don't have a choice. They take the 4 and the 5 and they have to go through Midtown. If you can take the local, the No. 6, that's a good idea and you definitely have to give yourself extra time. The Transit Authority says there'll be delays of 10 minutes, which always means to me that it will be a lot longer than that.”
“There have been criticisms that this fare discount program would only help tourists. We respectfully disagree and think that the bulk of the savings went to regular customers.”
“It's just troubling that they would try to push it forward when there are technical concerns, community concerns and their own consultant is questioning the wisdom of it.”
