Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. The MTA’s elimination of quarterly reports that publicly tracked big-money boosts to contracts makes it tougher to flag the transit agency’s cost overruns, a watchdog group charges. The transparency advocacy organization Reinvent Albany on […]
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Closing Doors: MTA Working on Record Spending Plan in Secrecy, Watchdog Howls
The MTA board is expected to vote next month on its biggest five-year spending plan ever — but the future of the transit system is mired in secrecy, a report obtained by THE CITY charges. “This is only the biggest thing the MTA does,” said Rachel Fauss, a senior analyst with the watchdog group Reinvent […]
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City Ethics Watchdog Urged to Consider Penalties in Mayor’s Fundraising Flap
Two government watchdog groups urged the city’s ethics board Thursday to weigh in publicly on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s apparent flouting of fundraising guidelines – and consider penalties. As THE CITY revealed last month, a Department of Investigation probe determined de Blasio violated conflict of interest rules after being warned repeatedly not to solicit donations […]