New York City’s transportation infrastructure seems to be collapsing. As train derailments and two-hour delays become more and more common, accountability from those in charge is scarce.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Thursday morning, just days after a busy subway train derailed in the Harlem section of the city. Cuomo called the current state of mass transit “wholly unacceptable,” continuing to say “it will no longer be a tortured exercise to do business with the MTA.”
Notably absent from conversations about the state of mass transit is New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. The city’s mayor has insisted he has no control over the MTA as it falls apart, and it’s worked pretty well, as Cuomo has bore the brunt of backlash from New Yorkers. But de Blasio has been pushing for a $2.5 billion trolley line — the BQX — which would not alleviate any problems for any New Yorkers or commuters affected by any of the problems above.
New York State is a Cesspool. Cuomo is preparing to run for President. Could you imagine his campaign slogan? "I ran New York into the ground. Let me do the same for America."
