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Metro-North holds 3-hour hearing on fare hikes, but almost no one shows up

Originally published: November 15, 2012 4:52 PM
Updated: November 16, 2012 9:23 AM
By THOMAS ZAMBITO  thomas.zambito@cablevision.com

A public meeting for MTA goes into recess

Photo credit: Faye Murman | A public meeting for MTA goes into recess amid an extremely small attendance at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. (Nov. 15, 2012)

Cash-strapped Metro-North commuters accusing the MTA of balancing the budget on the backs of riders? Not quite.

Angry commuters wondering why Albany hasn't stepped in to ease the burden on the cash-crunched Metropolitan Transportation Authority? Hardly.

Just six people -- only two of them regular commuters -- addressed the five-member MTA board and its president during a three-hour hearing...

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