Christopher Sadowski
The Issue: MTA’s request for another $4 billion to prevent another “Summer of Hell” on subways.
The corruption and incompetence of the people running the MTA is astounding (“MTA wants another $4B to stave off summer subway chaos,” March 20).
How much money is lost not enforcing fare-evasion laws? I think if the federal government funds the MTA, then it should come with DOGE-type scrutiny. If corruption is found, then the Justice Department should get involved.
Dan Gardner
Staten Island
When are we going to admit the MTA is extremely poorly run?
We are throwing money down a rat’s hole and nothing changes. Its managers can’t even figure out how to collect fares. That alone would increase their cash flow tremendously. Every project they invest in is over budget and never finished on time. The subways are filthy and dangerous.
It’s time to end the insanity and overhaul the entire agency, because the people running it now are totally incompetent.
We can’t just keep throwing money at this disaster and expect it to get better. It will continue to provide bad service, unsafe conditions and ridiculous spending because of the bad management.
Gene Lindsay
Mastic
It’s long overdue that New York taxpayers get a DOGE-type audit with the findings made public, paying particular attention to the MTA.
Jumping the subway turnstiles is much like shoplifting these days: There is no fear of any consequences.
James Long
Queens
Well, here they go again: MTA leaders are crying they need more money.
If these managers weren’t so incompetent, they would not need that outrageous sum to run the system and make upgrades.
Harvey Kaye
Brooklyn
The MTA has gone off the rails with its pie-in-the-sky improvement plan.
The $68 billion bill is more than some states’ entire budgets. It couldn’t come up with a $10 or $20 billion plan?
Not one additional penny should go towards the MTA until the public sees where every penny is going. The people want a forensic audit.
Mike Lapinga
Staten Island
The Issue: Columbia University agreeing to President Trump’s demands after threats to cancel $400 million.
It took the threat of President Trump withholding $400 million in federal funds to get Columbia’s administration to sing a different tune regarding protesters (“Money is the king at lefty colleges,” Michael Goodwin, March 23).
I guess Jewish students being assaulted and prevented from attending class wasn’t enough to arrest these hooligans. This shows the degree of antisemitism within Columbia. It’s time to see these haters get fired.
Saul Mishaan
Brooklyn
Trump should not release the $400 million grant until he has proof that the university has actually complied with his demands. A monitor should be assigned to report to the president when progress has been made.
If the school receives the money too soon, then the president’s future threats will not be taken seriously.
J.J. Crovatto
Ramsey, NJ
I couldn’t agree more with Trump’s actions to reduce antisemitism in colleges, but I read that Columbia agreed to appoint a senior vice provost to oversee faculty departments that are hotbeds of antisemitism.
Why not just close those down? Why does Columbia allow such things in the curriculum?
These schools charge students for indoctrination, not an education.
Charlie Honadel
Venice, Fla.
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