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Re: Could the NYC Subway Shutdown have been politically motivated? |
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Posted by j trainloco on Tue Jan 27 16:15:23 2015, in response to Could the NYC Subway Shutdown have been politically motivated?, posted by Wallyhorse on Tue Jan 27 07:55:48 2015. I see quite a few responses of "no, not political", and general skepticism, but it seems to me that even a casual observer can look at the facts and see that this was a decision heavily influenced by politics. For one, while the MTA developed plans for commuter railroad service that called for progressively reducing service until a full shutdown was in effect, no such plan existed for NYCT; in fact the plan targeted specific trouble spots, and focused resources on these areas. The plan was clearly to keep trains going, throughout the storm, and that was being officially announced as late as noon. Second, Cuomo has demonstrated that he makes decisions independent of his own experts, and seemingly to promote himself. The LIRR negotiations are one example (Cuomo stepping in at the last hour and "brokering" a deal) but a better one was his decision to quarantine anyone coming from a country with an Ebola outbreak, a decision that went against the recommendations of the medical community at large. Cuomo is a politician, first, last and always, and his actions often appear to be an attempt to project the image of strong leadership. |
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