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MTA May Put Welfare Recipients To Work The
MTA may put welfare recipients to work, cleaning the city's trains and subways, in an effort to cut costs in wake of a large state deficit that has left the organization struggling for funds, NBC New York reports. The plan is part of the city's
... read moreMTA ends practice of hiring lobbyists The decision ends
MTA's contracts with Portland law firm Preti Flaherty and Augusta-based lobbyist Richard Trahey,
MTA spokesman Scott Tompkins told the Portland Press Herald. The authority's governmental relations manager, Conrad Welzel,
... read moreTeen dies on the tracks at Bellmore station A 19-year-old was killed by an westbound train Monday afternoon at the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road station,
MTA Police said. The victim has been identified as Wantagh resident Benjamin Sassoon,
MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said.
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