And that's why the mayor and I are here together. Partner up and figure out how we can work together to improve the ridership for those who take the subway. We gave $2 billion last year [to the MTA]. They won another $16 billion for the capital improvements. That's a conversation I'm going to have. But let's look at how the money's being spent. Someone's getting rich, someone's making a lot of money. (01:09–01:12)
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Asserts that $2 billion was given to the MTA last year.
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