Posted on 04/04/2024 1:02:36 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Stand down — and fix this mess!
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday nixed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s efforts to squeeze a $750,000 toll from the organizers of the New York City Marathon — after The Post highlighted widespread outrage over the “cash grab” move.
“I’ve directed the MTA to fix this mess and allow the marathon to move forward as it always has,” Hochul said in a statement to The Post.
“The marathon is an iconic symbol of New York City’s tenacity and resilience that unites communities across the five boroughs each fall.”
Hochul’s decision to thwart the MTA’s latest scheme came a day after it was revealed the transit agency had been at war with marathon organizers for several months over shutting down the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the world-famous race.
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Only because the masses noticed.
I’m with the MTA here.
New York Road Runners (the organization that puts on the marathon) has an annual revenue of over $100,000,000. They make $15+ million just on entry fees for this event alone.
Why should the taxpayers and toll-payers of NYC subsidize someone who shuts down one of their bridges for a day?
$750,000 is "chump change", given the notoriety, over night lodging expenses, restaurant and food goods, and tourist trade which will be spent during the marathon.
Hochul made the wize and economical decision here in stomping down the MTA request given the income derived from this marathon which atracks international attention.
“Saving her butt”
Not unless they can come up with that $750K. Inflation caused by the Biden administrtion, the gifts given to the illegals to show their solidarity to the party, and making businesses bail by taxing and lack of crime prevention, are some, I believe, of the major reasons they aren’t getting that “rah rah team” effort this year. So fix this mess is not the way to get it done. If they don’t have the cash, then they will have to either increase their volunteers, which number over 10K already, or use tax money. And then try to tell the public where it is going and where it came from.
wy69
“Saving her butt”
Not unless they can come up with that $750K. Inflation caused by the Biden administrtion, the gifts given to the illegals to show their solidarity to the party, and making businesses bail by taxing and lack of crime prevention, are some, I believe, of the major reasons they aren’t getting that “rah rah team” effort this year. So fix this mess is not the way to get it done. If they don’t have the cash, then they will have to either increase their volunteers, which number over 10K already, or use tax money. And then try to tell the public where it is going and where it came from.
wy69
Because the wine moms and yoga-latte girlfriends love the marathon. They matter. The little people don’t.
Cause they're special just like the bicyclists here in colorado
You are not by yourself!
“I’m with the MTA here.”
‘New York Road Runners (the organization that puts on the marathon) has an annual revenue of over $100,000,000. They make $15+ million just on entry fees for this event alone.’
‘Why should the taxpayers and toll-payers of NYC subsidize someone who shuts down one of their bridges for a day?’
Must be an election year
Tens of thousands of runners (50k +) and tons of foreign runners among them with tons of hotel rooms and restaurants, bars, stores and tourist sites that get marathon induced revenue for more than just the day of the marathon. And, that includes family members & friends who come with their runner, if just to drop them off and then meet them after they finish.
I have a nephew that has done the marathon the past few years. We all usually make a day of it in Manhattan, and sometimes the nite before or the nite after. Anyone with the crowds trying to meet their runners west of Central Park after the race knows the total people involved is many many times more than the number of runners.
The MTA was stupid trying to make a money grab off the Marathon.
It's expensive running a crime infested subway where people don't have to pay.
I have a nephew that has done the marathon the past few years. We all usually make a day of it in Manhattan, and sometimes the nite before or the nite after. Anyone with the crowds trying to meet their runners west of Central Park after the race knows the total people involved is many many times more than the number of runners.
Either one of my daughters has done the marathon the last five years. We always make a weekend of it. Multiply that by 40K and that’s a big deal… even for NYC.
Why did they do this now? They’ve been having this race for over 30 years!
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