Sentences with phrase «emergency subway»
The phrase "emergency subway" refers to a special train service that is used during urgent situations or emergencies, such as natural disasters or terrorist attacks. It is a way to quickly and safely transport people who might be in danger to a safer location. Full definition
After months of refusing to pay for emergency subway repairs, Mayor de Blasio on Saturday announced that the city would finally cough up its $ 418 - million share of the emergency repair plan created last year by MTA boss Joe Lhota.
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A directive to force the city to pay $ 418 million for emergency subway repairs, a measure Mr. de Blasio has resisted.
That includes $ 174 million for the MTA's $ 836 million emergency subway improvement plan, of which the state has promised to fund 50 percent.
Cuomo has said the state and city should split the cost of a short - term $ 836 million emergency subway repair plan unveiled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
«The problem with the MTA is that we have not, the collective we, have not funded the emergency subway action plan.
He is promoting his emergency subway action plan, which is now fully funded.
After MTA Chair Joe Lhota put forth an emergency subway action plan and asked the city and state to split the $ 836 million price tag, Governor Andrew Cuomo agreed and de Blasio balked, saying the city should not be on the hook for any more funds and insisting that the state repay money it had raided from the MTA — ironically, the same $ 456 million figure now being asked of the city.