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January 9, 2010
Millman Challenges MTA Cutbacks
Brooklyn Heights Blog
Assemblywoman Joan Millman takes an opportunity to remind us of the sweetheart deal between developer Bruce Ratner and the Metropolitan Transit Authority.
State Assemblymember Joan Millman, whose district includes the Heights, attended a public hearing on the MTA’s proposed service reductions, at which she ” urged the MTA to reconsider its plans to cut funding for student Metrocards, reduce Access-a-Ride service, lay off MTA employees and decrease bus and subway service.”
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Assemblywoman Millman pointed out that “the MTA has significant real estate assets, many of which are underutilized. At 370 Jay Street, in my Assembly District, a building owned by the MTA is vacant, its valuable office space unused. Vacant MTA facilities throughout the city could be rented or sold as office space. Another example is the sale of the Atlantic Yards property to a private developer for less than half of its own appraised value”
Posted by steve at January 9, 2010 9:07 AM