06/21/2021
https://www.msnbc.com...
"the MTA is the largest public transportation system in the country. It is the lifeblood of New York."
"We want to make sure that the next storm that occurs--now that we are so much the wiser, Senator Nelson, we want to make sure that we are much more flood-proof."
"This one subway station, South Ferry, is going to cost over $500 million, nearly $600 million, to repair."
"the MTA is the lifeblood, as Senator Schumer said, of a $1.4 trillion regional economy"