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MTA Lacks Funds To Improve City's Subway Stations
August 03, 2008
The top official at New York City Transit said he is aware of the decrepit state of many subway stations, but lacks the funds to fix them.
NYC Transit President Howard Roberts told the New York Post that less than 25 percent of stations are in acceptable condition.
Mounting costs and projected budget deficits will likely prevent the agency from bringing the substandard stations up to shape.
The agency is pushing for two fare hikes over the next three years, but Roberts tells the Post the money can only maintain current conditions.
State Assemblyman Dov Hikind released a study last week that brought attention to dangerous conditions at dozens of stations.