NEW YORK CITY–Mayor Eric Adams commented Thursday on the government’s demand that New York show what it’s doing to protect public transit passengers, saying the city is actually a model for the rest of the country.
A March 18 letter from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy contained a request for the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to share information concerning fund allocation, crime data, and employee training or face possible redirecting or cutting of funds.
The letter from Duffy to MTA Chair and Chief Executive Officer Janno Lieber said: “To protect the safety of passengers and workers and, in turn, promote travel by public transit, [the MTA] must ensure a safe and clean environment, reduce crime and fare evasion, and maintain a safe operating system….