ketzal7 t1_jdesl6e wrote on March 23, 2023 at 9:41 PM

I think after seeing how much of shitshow the MTA leadership and board is he decided never to work there again.

brooklynlad t1_jdfye3l wrote on March 24, 2023 at 2:40 AM

A smart and reasonable thing to do.

CaptainCompost t1_jdi7mi0 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 4:00 PM

It was specifically because of Cuomo and his batshit behavior. There's a whole saga. Byford has talked about it pretty frankly.

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ketzal7 t1_jdl3vir wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:35 AM

Cuomo was the main culprit but I feel like the board isn’t really much better and is filled with political appointees who don’t have much interest in transit improvements.

CaptainCompost t1_jdmgf6o wrote on March 25, 2023 at 2:19 PM

Fair enough. But who appoints people to the board?

ketzal7 t1_jdmy6s8 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:28 PM

Well right now it’s a mix of appointees from the governor, mayor, borough presidents, and county execs from the surrounding counties, and some union reps.

The governor has the power to appoint a chairman so they have the most influence, but in general it seems like most of these board members aren’t super familiar with the subway system or represent other interests.