Would the city then have to foot more of the bill? And if this is a good idea, why didn't you propose it as governor? The. The capital thing. First of all, New York City owns the New York City Transit Authority, not the mta. It leases the trains and subways to the mta. And then the question is the division of responsibility. New York City does the safety along with the mta. The problem the MTA is having is the capital construction projects. (1:29:43–1:29:53)
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