Sentences with phrase «transit authority chairman»

The source of de Blasio's joviality might have been the enthusiasm of the crowd, with the most recent New York Times / Siena College poll that showed him with a 45 - point lead over his republican opponent and former Metro Transit Authority Chairman, Joe Lhota.

Cuomo and Metropolitan Transit Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota say many subway stations remain underwater, including South Street Station, where water is up to the ceiling.

Not exact matches

Joseph Lhota, the former chairman of New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)-- he resigned just a few days ago in preparation for a mayoral bid — jumped into action after the storm and got the subways running again within less than three days.

Cuomo appeared to finally embrace the issues over the summer, declaring a «state of emergency» for the transit authority and overseeing a Subway Action Plan that MTA Chairman Joe Lhota had unveiled to improve service.

As the chairman of the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions, Dinowitz is responsible for overseeing the MTA and is directly involved with transit across the state.

Cuomo's hand - picked MTA chairman Joe Lhota gave a quick history lesson of the history of the authority, explaining that the city owns the assets of MTA sub-agency New York City Transit and the state only stepped in to fund the first capital plan in 1981 because the city's finances were a mess and the subways were a disaster.

This afternoon, Governor Andrew Cuomo officially announced his pick to head the Metropolitan Transit Authority, left vacant over 100 days ago when then - Chairman Joe Lhota resigned to pursue a mayoral campaign: M.T.A. Interim Executive Director Tom Prendergast.

Prendergast's Metropolitan Transportation Authority career has included stints as president of the LIRR and NYC Transit, and MTA chairman and CEO since June 2013.

According to a new NBC4 New York / Wall Street Journal / Marist survey, de Blasio, the city's public advocate, tops Lhota, the former chairman of New York's transit authority and deputy mayor to then GOP Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 65 % -22 % among likely voters.

But Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joe Lhota said a contribution from the city to fix the transit system can not wait.

In a recent letter to Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Chairman Jay Walder, AssemblymanMarc Molinaro (R,I,C - Red Hook) expressed his opposition to the agency's plan to expand, train and house K - 9 units as well as building a communications tower, shooting range, parking fields and a railroad siding in the Towns of East Fishkill and Beekman.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated an experienced New York City transit executive to be the next chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

The funding will be dedicated to an MTA «lockbox» and offer long - term funding to support the subway action plan unveiled by Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman Joe Lhota, transit improvements in the outer boroughs and a general transportation account for the city.

«The more mass transit we have, the better off we are as a city that is growing,» said Richard Ravitch, a former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

As Vice Chairman of an area transit authority, Steve argued against an expensive street car boondoggle that he thought threatened to end in an economic disaster.