Transit Chief Weighs in on the Subways and Buses

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 21, 2018

Andy Byford, president of New York City Transit, talks about what's happening on our subways and buses, which are still in the midst of a service crisis, and the agency's forthcoming fare hikes.

Fare Hike Hearing Dates and Locations (these will not be updated, check here for more info):

5 pm, Tuesday, 11/27/18
Manhattan
Baruch College – Mason Hall
17 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY (Enter on 23 St)


5 pm, Thursday, 11/29/18
Bronx
Hostos Community College
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture
Main Theater
450 Grand Concourse at 149 St, Bronx, NY


5:30 pm, Thursday, 11/29/18
Long Island
Hilton Long Island – Grand Ballroom
598 Broad Hollow Rd, Melville, NY


5:30 pm, Monday, 12/3/18
Staten Island
College of Staten Island Center for the Arts Springer Concert Hall, Building 1P
2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY


5 pm, Wednesday, 12/5/18
Westchester 
New York Power Authority – Jaguar Room 123 Main St, White Plains, NY (Enter on Hamilton Av)


5 pm, Monday, 12/10/18
Brooklyn
Long Island University Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts 
Arnold & Marie Schwartz Hall One University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY
Flatbush Av between Dekalb Av and Willoughby St


5 pm, Tuesday, 12/11/18
Queens
York College Milton G. Bassin Performing Arts Center 
Main Stage Theater 
95-45 Guy R Brewer Blvd, Jamaica NY


5:30 pm Thursday, 12/13/18
West of Hudson
Palisades Center – Adler Community Room, 4th Floor near the Ice Rink
1000 Palisades Center Drive West Nyack, NY 10994

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