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. @mta officials will testify on their $51.5b capital plan at @nyccouncil this morning. ahead of the hearing, @twulocal100 members are rallying with transit advocates outside city hall.
. @ydanis says: no service cuts, no job cuts. tells twu members âwe are at your side.â @ridersny also here: calls capital plan âfull of promises.â
oh shit @ridersalliance is their new handle. spox danny pearlstein says city-level electeds must âstand upâ for city riders.
pearlstein is railing against mtaâs growing debt, which we pay for with our fares. pearlstein also throws cold water on decision to hire 500 cops, which twu supports.
. @ydanis calls up twu surface division head jp patafio. they took over buildings at cuny together in the 90s.
âcapital without a workforce is nothing. transit workers... make the capital come to life,â patafio says.
âcapital without a workforce is nothing. transit workers... make the capital come to life,â patafio says.
twu is opposing using operating funds to pay capital, and vice versa.
the mta wants the city to contribute $3b to the capital plan. thatâll need the 
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. @ydanis says pat foye & andy byford came into the hearing thru the backdoor. âwhoever advised them to walk thru the back way to avoid chanting, thatâs not the right way for a leader to respondâ to worker concerns.
ydanis says the city should only contribute to the capital plan if itâs given control of the agency...
âiâm always open to discuss any asks of the mta,â rodriguez adds.
@ydanisâs response to whether he supports adding 500 cops is to do âmore prevention of crimes.â says he wants âclarityâ â how will recruitment happen, what will training look like, and to what extent âminor crimesâ will be criminalized.
