Comments on: Maloney slams SAS and MTA inspector general investigates http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/29/maloney-slams-sas-and-mta-inspector-general-investigates/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:25:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Federal money for construction but not operations :: Second Ave. Sagas http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/29/maloney-slams-sas-and-mta-inspector-general-investigates/#comment-84753 Federal money for construction but not operations :: Second Ave. Sagas Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:00:01 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3938#comment-84753 [...] Second Ave. Subway will receive $197 million and the East Side Access $215 million. Maloney, who slammed the progress along Second Ave. in a report last fall, focused this time on the way the subway work creates jobs. For every dollar [...] [...] Second Ave. Subway will receive $197 million and the East Side Access $215 million. Maloney, who slammed the progress along Second Ave. in a report last fall, focused this time on the way the subway work creates jobs. For every dollar [...]

]]> By: Josh K http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/29/maloney-slams-sas-and-mta-inspector-general-investigates/#comment-65208 Josh K Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:46:09 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3938#comment-65208 In my 9 years of dealings with ConEd, I have never ONCE found them cooperative. When I was an electrician's assistant they NEVER came out to turn the power off for the service's to residences. This lead to us having to work on hot lines with no fuses or breakers to save us. It took them over 2 hours to show up the scene of an electrical fire after the fire department called them. ConEd has derailed several major electrical upgrades for state correctional facilities in the NYC area, where ConEd's flip-flopping and obstinacy has cost state tax payers millions of dollars. That ConEd would screw over the MTA doesn't surprise me in the least. In my 9 years of dealings with ConEd, I have never ONCE found them cooperative. When I was an electrician’s assistant they NEVER came out to turn the power off for the service’s to residences. This lead to us having to work on hot lines with no fuses or breakers to save us.
It took them over 2 hours to show up the scene of an electrical fire after the fire department called them.

ConEd has derailed several major electrical upgrades for state correctional facilities in the NYC area, where ConEd’s flip-flopping and obstinacy has cost state tax payers millions of dollars.

That ConEd would screw over the MTA doesn’t surprise me in the least.

]]> By: Maloney grades the Second Ave. Subway E :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/29/maloney-slams-sas-and-mta-inspector-general-investigates/#comment-65141 Maloney grades the Second Ave. Subway E :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:03:14 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3938#comment-65141 [...] this week, I briefly touched upon a Second Ave. Subway report card released by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. At the time of my post, the report card had not yet been [...] [...] this week, I briefly touched upon a Second Ave. Subway report card released by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. At the time of my post, the report card had not yet been [...]

]]> By: MTA awards East Side Access contract :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/29/maloney-slams-sas-and-mta-inspector-general-investigates/#comment-65124 MTA awards East Side Access contract :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:35:54 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3938#comment-65124 [...] the Second Ave. Subway battles problems and delays, the MTA’s East Side Access project is moving ahead mostly as scheduled. Yesterday, the MTA [...] [...] the Second Ave. Subway battles problems and delays, the MTA’s East Side Access project is moving ahead mostly as scheduled. Yesterday, the MTA [...]

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/29/maloney-slams-sas-and-mta-inspector-general-investigates/#comment-65114 Benjamin Kabak Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:46:40 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3938#comment-65114 Once I get my hands on the report, I'll have a better understanding of her allegations. All I know is what the news reports say so far. Once I get my hands on the report, I’ll have a better understanding of her allegations. All I know is what the news reports say so far.

]]> By: Peter http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/29/maloney-slams-sas-and-mta-inspector-general-investigates/#comment-65107 Peter Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:24:51 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3938#comment-65107 Inability to recognize structurally deficient buildings?!?!?! The buildings were recognized cited as structurally deficient YEARS ago. The owners and the City Dept of Buildings sat on their hands until they could garner headlines deflect blame and scapegoat SAS construction for conditions that existed for many years. Inability to recognize structurally deficient buildings?!?!?!
The buildings were recognized cited as structurally deficient YEARS ago. The owners and the City Dept of Buildings sat on their hands until they could garner headlines deflect blame and scapegoat SAS construction for conditions that existed for many years.

]]> By: Christopher http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/09/29/maloney-slams-sas-and-mta-inspector-general-investigates/#comment-65080 Christopher Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:20:33 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3938#comment-65080 Good on Maloney, but it's times like these that I like to remind people of the ongoing problems we have managing infrastructure development. It's a problem of neglect and eliminating (often through privatization) of strong planning and project management professionals within the public service community. Dukakis weighed in on this at the Infrastructuralist back in February. <a href="http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/02/02/dukes-place-michael-dukakis-on-how-to-fix-america/" title="Dukakis on how to fix America" rel="nofollow">Smart guy</a>. Good on Maloney, but it’s times like these that I like to remind people of the ongoing problems we have managing infrastructure development. It’s a problem of neglect and eliminating (often through privatization) of strong planning and project management professionals within the public service community. Dukakis weighed in on this at the Infrastructuralist back in February. Smart guy.

]]>