NYC MTA To Slash 1500 Jobs, Multiple Subway Lines; "whopping" fare increases coming

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Budget Deficit Means 1,500 Jobs On The Line; At Least 2 Train Routes Could Be Completely Removed

The MTA is expected to: completely do away with the "W" line, which runs from Queens to Manhattan, and the "Z" line, which runs through Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan. Also on the chopping block: service will be cut in half on the "G" line, which runs from Queens to Brooklyn; and the "M" line, which runs through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.

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Fares will increase dramatically ... Gene Russianoff of NYPIRG 's Straphangers Campaign said, "I can't give you an exact number, just the adjective: whopping. It would be a huge fare hike for the public."

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/mta.subway.budget.2.867290.html

[Ban Hammer 14,585]

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

There were rumblings of $3.00 a ride in the Metro the other day.

It wouldn't surprise me - though it would bring the NYC subway in line with the London Underground. Public transport in the UK is horribly expensive.

[NickD 203]

Budget Deficit Means 1,500 Jobs On The Line; At Least 2 Train Routes Could Be Completely Removed

The MTA is expected to: completely do away with the "W" line, which runs from Queens to Manhattan, and the "Z" line, which runs through Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan. Also on the chopping block: service will be cut in half on the "G" line, which runs from Queens to Brooklyn; and the "M" line, which runs through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.

...

Fares will increase dramatically ... Gene Russianoff of NYPIRG 's Straphangers Campaign said, "I can't give you an exact number, just the adjective: whopping. It would be a huge fare hike for the public."

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/mta.subway.budget.2.867290.html

Went to my barber this morning for a haircut, what other reason. Asked him where is assistant was, he had to lay him off, business is down. Can you see the headlines?

SMALL TOWN BARBER LAYS OFF ASSISTANT

Not quite as bad as 1,500, 3,000, 50,000......but sure his assistant is feeling the crunch.

[Ban Hammer 14,585]

Budget Deficit Means 1,500 Jobs On The Line; At Least 2 Train Routes Could Be Completely Removed

The MTA is expected to: completely do away with the "W" line, which runs from Queens to Manhattan, and the "Z" line, which runs through Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan. Also on the chopping block: service will be cut in half on the "G" line, which runs from Queens to Brooklyn; and the "M" line, which runs through Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.

...

Fares will increase dramatically ... Gene Russianoff of NYPIRG 's Straphangers Campaign said, "I can't give you an exact number, just the adjective: whopping. It would be a huge fare hike for the public."

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/mta.subway.budget.2.867290.html

Went to my barber this morning for a haircut, what other reason. Asked him where is assistant was, he had to lay him off, business is down. Can you see the headlines?

SMALL TOWN BARBER LAYS OFF ASSISTANT

Not quite as bad as 1,500, 3,000, 50,000......but sure his assistant is feeling the crunch.

a better headline would be "barber cuts short help"

[mawilson 2,133]

There were rumblings of $3.00 a ride in the Metro the other day.

It wouldn't surprise me - though it would bring the NYC subway in line with the London Underground. Public transport in the UK is horribly expensive.

Not really - NYC fares would have to quadruple to be "in line" with the Tube.