It was an offer they could refuse.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blasted MTA brass Monday for giving the feds the “runaround” over the agency’s handling of concerning increases in crime on the New York City rails.
“MTA giving USDOT the runaround when New York City grapples with a dramatic uptick in subway assaults is unacceptable,” Duffy said in a statement.
“MTA giving USDOT the runaround when New York City grapples with a dramatic uptick in subway assaults is unacceptable,” Duffy said in a statement. Getty Images
The DOT head has grown increasingly worried with the state of the city’s underground, citing a recent Post article showing felony assaults skyrocketing — up 19% this year and 66% since 2019.
DOT first shipped a letter off to the MTA in March. The federal transportation agency followed up on Monday with a new correspondence demanding to know what it was