Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'davidmack'
June 20, 2008
Note to MTA board members: Think before you speak! Maybe even pre-think before you think! MTA Board Vice Chairman David Mack has learned this lesson, maybe, after his controversial, elitist remarks explaining why he would fight for unrestricted free E-Z pass usage, "Why should I ride [the train] and inconvenience myself when I can ride in a car?" Background: Attorney General Andrew Cuomo questioned the MTA's decision to give E-Z passes to former and......
Continue Reading "E-Z Come, E-Z Go: MTA Board E-Z Pass Drama Wrap-up"June 19, 2008
It's a tempest in an E-Z Pass tag teapot! With scrutiny about the MTA's decision to give lifetime free E-Z passes to board members (past, present, even dead) coming from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, some board members who enjoy the perk plan to fight the MTA's attempt to take away E-Z passes and subway/bus and train passes for board members. It's against the law for MTA board members to take any pay for their jobs;......
Continue Reading "MTA Board Member: "Why Should I Ride and Inconvenience Myself When I Can Ride in a Car?" "
