Posted Jul 14, 2010, 5:06 PM
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Updated 9:54 AM
MTA Holds More Hearings On Booth Closings
By: NY1 News
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Two more public hearings are being held tonight on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposed subway booth closures.
Last night, riders and transit union members spoke out at meetings in Manhattan and Queens.
A judge ordered the MTA to hold the hearings after the union sued to block the layoff of more than 200 station agents and token booth attendants.
Riders told MTA Board members they are worried about their safety if the closings and layoffs go through.
Several union members left the meeting at Cooper Union in protest, calling the hearings a fraud.
"The MTA is simply going through the motions. They called two meetings on the same night, two days in a row,” said Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen. “They don't truly seek rider input or community advocacy input. All they want to do is go through the motions."
MTA officials say the cuts are needed to help close its massive budget gap. They also say crime is at an all-time low in the subways, and that the agency would not compromise rider safety.
Tonight's meetings begin at 6 o'clock at Hostos Community College in the Bronx and the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge.
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