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MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber is calling on New York City to build up its sewer system after massive subway flooding during Monday's storm.
Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo, who as governor infamously claimed that the city controlled the MTA when it was politically expedient, is calling for City Hall to take control of the New York City Transit Authority to oversee the city’s subway and buses.
After bus riders on Staten Island have been forced to navigate cancelled and delayed trips throughout this summer, the MTA says it is bringing in buses from the rest of New York City, among other things,
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York City’s transit system should come under the city’s control, as opposed to the MTA. In an interview with PIX11 News, Cuomo said the
Cuomo had his chance and he ruined the subway system,” Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa said. “Running transit is not what a mayor does. He wants to be governor.”
When the train doors opened, "quite a lot of water came in, so almost all of us stood up on the seats," a passenger told Newsweek.
Several NYC subway stations flooded on Monday night after rain drenched parts of the city, causing severe delays and even closures.
Four minors were caught subway surfing in the Bronx by an NYPD drone, showing them on top of a moving train before being apprehended at Parkchester station.