Rubenstein Communications
Contact: Bud Perrone (212) 843-8068
“We in the building community are deeply disappointed that the New York State legislative session ended without any serious discussion or proposals to finance the MTA’s vital $32 billion, five-year capital plan. The MTA transit and commuter rail system, which moves more than eight million customers a day, is the lifeblood of the region’s economy, and ensuring its future reliability must be priority number one.
“The New York Building Congress calls on Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Flanagan, and Speaker Heastie to start working now on a comprehensive funding strategy that will allow the MTA to revitalize its aging infrastructure and modestly expand the system to meet growing demand. This must be the first item of business when the State Legislature reconvenes later this year.”
What you can do:
Members of the building industry should contact Governor Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and State Senate President John Flanagan and tell them that the State needs a fully-funded MTA capital program is essential to the New York State economy.
A draft letter which you can send is available here.
