BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARKOWITZ CONDEMNS MTA PLAN TO CLOSE
BROOKLYN TOKEN BOOTHS AND RAISE FARES
“Brooklynites
need and deserve safe, convenient, and affordable public transportation.
Last year Brooklyn lost 23 part time token booths and faced a
fare hike amidst serious concerns about the transparency of the
MTA’s finances. Now the MTA is planning to increase MetroCard
costs again, and close another 115 part time station booths and
49 full time token booths citywide. Thirteen of these fulltime
booths are in Brooklyn. We don’t want a system devoid of
humanity that relies solely on machines and computers. Taking
employees out of our subway system, when we are doing everything
we can to protect the safety, convenience and security of our
riders makes no sense. Mothers with strollers, the elderly or
the disabled who may need assistance, or those riders that have
questions deserve the attention of real live MTA staff. Vital
customer service should be the last cuts made, whatever the financial
challenges faced by the MTA. I urge Governor Pataki to use his
“national clout” with President Bush to deliver the
funds necessary for his New York City constituents to have the
public transportation system they richly deserve.”
-Brooklyn
Borough President Marty Markowitz
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