Topic: Jay Walder

Lhota must play fare

NY Daily News - 110 days ago
The New Yorkers and visitors who take more than 1.6 billion rides on the subways every year and millions more on the buses will soon be placed in...

Right guy for MTA musical chair

NY Daily News - 116 days ago
It looks like former Deputy Mayor Joe Lhota will be the next MTA chairman - but it would have been a helluva ride with finalist Neil Peterson.....

New York dodges Irene, 18 killed on east coast

AFP Global Edition - 166 days ago
Tropical storm Irene lashed New York, shutting down America's largest city but sparing it serious damage after killing 18 people on the US east coast and flooding many parts of the region.The eye of the storm -- downgraded from a hurricane ...

No quick return to normal for NY airports: officials

AFP Global Edition - 166 days ago
New York area airports will not reopen until at least late Monday, officials said after Hurricane Irene air chaos saw more than 10,000 flights canceled across the eastern United States.New York area commuters also faced a nightmare start to the ...

NY state to scrutinize pay at not-for-profits

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 169 days ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pay packages awarded to leaders of not-for-profit organizations in New York, which are partly funded by the state's taxpayers, will be scrutinized to see if any funds should be recouped, the state's Department of Financial Services said ...

New MTA chairman will be found by task force

NY Daily News - 186 days ago
The next MTA chairman will be selected by a task force that will include former Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch and labor honcho Denis Hughes, Gov. Cuomo ...

Donohue: MTA isn't 'rail' helpful

NY Daily News - 193 days ago
The MTA again showed itself to be a complete patsy, unwilling or unable to get tough - unless it is squaring off with riders or its own bus and...

Marshall: What Jay Walder's new city, Hong Kong, can teach us about transit

NY Daily News - 196 days ago
The impending departure of Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief Jay Walder for the more lucrative shores of Hong Kong to lead its metro and...

MTA's debt is a 'ticking time bomb'

NY Daily News - 198 days ago
The MTA's growing debt is a "ticking time bomb" and riders are the most at risk of being harmed, the chairman of the authority's finance committee...

NY MTA chief spurns privatizing and eyes fare hike

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 507 days ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority will not turn to public-private partnerships for badly needed cash, relying instead on a January 2011 fare hike and more cost cuts, Chairman Jay Walder said on Tuesday.The MTA, which runs New ...