For Immediate Release
Release # 2007-122

New York City Council
City Hall, New York, NY 10007
(212) 788-7116

December 19th, 2007

Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn Re: MTA Board Vote

Once again, the MTA is turning a deaf ear to the many riders, advocates and elected officials who have pleaded with them to hold off on the proposed fare hike that will hit 86% of straphangers.

Instead of working to find additional funds and exhaust all possible revenue sources, the MTA has turned to the pockets of the hard working riders who depend on the system. New Yorkers will now be forced to pay up for the MTA’s misguided effort at fiscal responsibility.

There may come a time when an increase is justified, but all evidence suggests that this was not the time.