Monday, February 27, 2012
News MTA to Outerboroughs: "You're Not As Important As Tourists"
Posted by Henry Stewart on Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 1:21 PM
This week, it's the B, D, F and M lines, which won't stop at stations between West 4th Street and 57th Street during night hours from Monday to Friday.
Everyone gripes about service interruptions, but of course they're necessary to the smooth flow of our transit system. (Still, how am I gonna get home from Carrie this week if I can't hop on the D?! Fuckin' MTA.) But what the MTA has done here is adjust its operations for the sake of easing the experience of tourists at the expense of outerborough residents—they've made life simpler for the visitors, tougher for the residents. Tourism is a huge part of the city's economy. But so are people who work nights (or commute for other reasons) and have to get back to Brooklyn; wouldn't it be nice if the MTA looked out for them, since they not only pay fares year-round, but also the state taxes that help balance out the agency's perpetual budget shortfalls.
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