Free E-ZPasses For MTA Members Now In The Past

MTA Board Members are no longer entitled to free travel passes for life. New York State law mandates that members serve “without salary or compensation.” The passes were finally determined to be "compensation." Under tremendous pressure from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and others, the board unanimously voted 12-0 to repeal their own privilege. Surprisingly though, one member abstained and two others were no-shows. Current members may retain the passes for “official use” only. One might accurately predict that board members will be "officially" working outside of the office just a bit more in the future.