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Paterson: MTA Fare Hike Won't Be Doomsday Severe
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Jen Chung
Published Apr 2, 2009
Modified Apr 2, 2009
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WCBS 2 thinks Governor Paterson has made a "dramatic promise to worried straphangers" today by saying, "I promise you we are not going to put that kind of fare increase on commuters, on people who come in and out of the city of New York to work and to live." "That kind of face increase" refers to the (average) 25% fare hike approved by the MTA last week, which could be prevented by a bailout from Albany. Unfortunately, the State Legislature doesn't agree—mostly the State Senate—so Paterson added in his remarks, "If I don't see it working then I'll just make [lawmakers] stay right there [in Albany] until we get a deal"—which is why the Daily News Photoshopped him into a subway train, we think. But he will give the lawmakers some time to "cool off" and won't make them stay in Albany during Passover and Easter vacation, so it's unclear how potent the threat is.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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