Transit advocates argue similar investments should be made to increase subway and bus service in the city.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.The MTA is slated to spend more than $200 million this year to run its new Long Island Rail Road service to Grand Central Madison, a major funding boost for suburban riders.
Gov. Kathy Hochul joined MTA leaders at the new station deep beneath Grand Central Terminal on Sunday to mark the full opening of the new service, which will operate up to 24 trains an hour. Officials said the new trains will increase weekday LIRR service by 41%. Riders Alliance spokesman Danny Pearlstein said the agency should make similar investments to increase subway and bus service in New York City.
“New Yorkers deserve more transit options that get them to more places, more quickly,” Pearlstein said. “The completion of Grand Central Madison and the opening of new service proves that New York can deliver those options and that we can afford those options.” MTA leaders have for more than a year warned of service cuts in New York City if lawmakers do not find new revenue streams to fill a budget gap sparked by the pandemic’s hit to transit ridership and fare figures.in the counties served by the MTA as well as using revenues from casinos planned for the city to help plug the hole, which transit officials estimated to be $600 million this year and grow to $1.6 billion by 2026.
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