{"id":1474380,"date":"2024-06-30T02:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1474380"},"modified":"2024-06-30T02:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T06:45:00","slug":"are-mta-subway-tracks-in-queens-being-held-together-by-zip-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/are-mta-subway-tracks-in-queens-being-held-together-by-zip-ties\/1474380\/","title":{"rendered":"Are MTA Subway Tracks In Queens Being Held Together By Zip Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are MTA Subway Tracks In Queens Being Held Together By Zip Ties <\/span><\/p>\n

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Where is the boatload of tax money New York City takes in going?<\/p>\n

That’s likely the main question on the minds of Gotham’s citizens this week after the NY Post revealed in a report<\/a> the latest “feature” of riding the prestigious MTA public transit: there appears to be zip ties holding together subway tracks.<\/p>\n

While illegal migrants are being treated to stays in four star hotels in Midtown, it appears NYC citizens riding the train at the Rockaway Boulevard A train station in Ozone Park are footing the bill. They have been left asking if the tracks of the subway they have been riding are barely holding on for dear life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nursing student Kayle Persaud asked the NY Post<\/a>: \u201cShould I be worried? If I cut one zip tie, does it start to fall?\u201d<\/p>\n

Photos of the zip ties were first published by AMNY<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Another subway rider told the Post: \u201cThe first time I saw it I thought, \u2018Hmm\u2026 Is it holding the tracks together?’Even the screws look like they\u2019re not all the way in.\u201d<\/p>\n

A third rider added: \u201cEven if it\u2019s not actually holding the track together, it just looks awful. They could have cut it off or painted it the same color. I hope it\u2019s not holding the tracks together for all the money we pay to travel on the subway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zip ties on wooden railroad ties are used to prevent splintering and falling debris, according to a track worker and the MTA. MTA officials stated they mark areas needing future repair and are not a safety concern.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, the MTA’s announcement to halt capital projects following Governor Kathy Hochul’s delay of the congestion pricing plan has worried commuters. The congestion pricing was expected to generate $1 billion for $15 billion in improvements. Some commuters criticized the use of zip ties, calling them a “ridiculous” look.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Hopefully, it\u2019s just a sign of laziness,” said New Yorker Rose Mohammed. \u201cWe\u2019re supposed to be the greatest city in the world, and we have zip ties around our tracks?\u201d<\/p>\n

MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said: \u201cWhen inspectors find certain issues, they use ties for temporary protection and to identify locations where following repair crews will make more permanent repairs.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 06\/29\/2024 – 22:45<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/are-mta-subway-tracks-queens-being-held-together-zip-ties<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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