Council Speaker Surveys Straphangers at Bay Ridge Station, Pushes for Municipal Control of Transit System
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Council Speaker Corey Johnson wants to fight data with data.
The pol joined Councilmember Justin Brannan inside the infamous R train’s 77th Street subway station during the evening rush on Tues., Jan. 8 to call for municipal control of the subways while also fetching rider feedback.
“What we hear on a regular basis is the data and statistics from the MTA [about things such as] delays, on-time improvements, and what the other numbers are,” said Johnson, who, in the next two months, plans to unveil a comprehensive plan to strengthen subway service citywide, “but what we really want to hear is from straphangers and from riders. What’s their perspective?”