10. Look, Hurricane Sandy was only four-and-a-half years ago.
9. What do you expect for just $18 billion a year?
8. “Don’t blame me, I only have six votes on the MTA Board.”
— NY Governor Andrew Cuomo
7. “Don’t look at me, I only have four votes on the MTA Board.”
— NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio
6. Define “late” for me in 2017.
5. Wait here. A social worker will be assigned to you so you can cope with not getting to work.
4. We can’t afford to repair those tracks! How will we pay a retired subway car cleaner his $100,000 pension each year ?
3. If we could only charge rent to the homeless guys who live down there.
2. Relax and wait for winter 2020.
…and the NUMBER ONE EXCUSE for the “SUMMER of PAIN” in the METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY’S SUBWAYS and COMMUTER TRAINS is:
1. Let me check with the Chief Diversity Officer to see why that train was cancelled.
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