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Fare Hike Feedback: SAS on NBC

by Benjamin Kabak

As the public digests the news that the MTA Finance Committee has approved recommending the Doomsday budget to the MTA Board, I’ll be on TV providing some reaction. Andrew Siff of WNBC interviewed me for a segment that will run during the 30-minute newscast at either 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. on Channel 4 in New York. I’ll also be a guest on Chuck Scarborough’s cable-only 7 p.m. news broadcast. Check here for channel information for the Nightly News broadcast.

As long-time readers of this site could guess, I’m not too happy about the news. The MTA Board has been forced into a corner, and the politicians in Albany are simply spewing excuses. If we’ve known about this impending problem for a year, well, so has Albany. It’s time for the politicians to stop playing games with transit. New York needs its transit funding, and the MTA is now on borrowed time.

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10 comments

R2 March 23, 2009 - 4:54 pm

Kudos!
Break a leg.

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tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside March 23, 2009 - 4:56 pm

Good luck, Ben, I’ll be eager to hear what you have to say.

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Roosevelt Island 360 (Eric) March 23, 2009 - 5:04 pm

Very cool. Will try to get to a TV.

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HFF March 23, 2009 - 5:18 pm

Well-deserved. Congrats Ben.

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The Boss and Very Upset Commuter March 23, 2009 - 5:35 pm

Congrats Ben. I would see tonight at 7pm.

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Sam March 23, 2009 - 5:36 pm

Hey! Congrats–give ’em hell!

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Ellie March 23, 2009 - 7:05 pm

Ben – saw you on the 5pm newscast. Great comments. It’s nice to put a face to a name!

I am disappointed to see these new developments. I’d rather see $125 monthly fares than the proposed cuts. It definitely puts a damper on my apartment and job search.

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Michael March 23, 2009 - 8:19 pm

Here ya go

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Michael March 23, 2009 - 8:20 pm

Sorry, I am trying to embed the NBC video
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Michael March 23, 2009 - 8:21 pm Reply

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