In data to be released this week, the Transportation Authority said it would show that it is working toward meeting year-end goals regarding inspections and repairs at key points in the vast system. “Think of it like a patient that has suffered severe trauma,” said Joseph J. Lhota, the chairman of the transportation authority. Those efforts, however, Mr. Lhota warned, could be jeopardized by an ongoing fight with City Hall over funding. The state agreed to pay half the cost of the emergency plan and said the city should pay the other half. Mr. Lhota said if the city does not contribute, the agency would have to stop hiring new workers in January.

Source: New York Times October 23, 2017 09:00 UTC