City Council candidate Steve Saperstein calls for city-run transit system
Says MTA Cannot Solve Transit Problems and Must Be Replaced
Republican City Council candidate Steve Saperstein has called for New York City to assert its control over the subways and institute a governing board that will be led by and responsive to citizens and subways riders.
The transit system has been plagued by a series of construction delays, service disruptions and overcrowded cars that have left riders frustrated, tired and seeking alternative means of transportation.
“Enough is enough,” said Saperstein, a candidate in Brooklyn’s 48th Council District (Sheepshead Bay-Brighton Beach-Manhattan Beach-Marine Park, Midwood). “The MTA has repeatedly demonstrated its inability to provide acceptable subway service. It’s time to go in a new direction.”