Avella: I’m Running to Take on the MTA

By Mike Connery on 09/13/2010 @ 04:00 PM

Tags: Tony Avella, SD-11, Frank Padavan, MTA, video

The MTA is holding public hearings this evening to discuss another round of fare hikes and proposed route cuts. Although the MTA has already implemented service cuts and layoffs, the authority says the hikes are necessary to close its budget gap, but hard working New Yorkers are feeling the burden of higher fares and decreased service in their daily lives.  

Gene Russianoff of the Straphangers Campaign advocates participation in these hearings, saying “you can’t win it if you’re not in it.” Tony Avella, for one, is stepping forward to take on the MTA to fight for the rights of commuters and New Yorkers.  Watch Avella’s statement on the MTA and why he’s running for state senate:

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