NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — State comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is out with a report card on the MTA’s subway station maintenance.
He says the overall number of repairs has increased, leaving fewer stations in good condition as the system has deteriorated faster than the pace of repairs.
DINapoli says the rising number of potentially hazardous, worn or damaged platform edges is particularly troubling.
“Years of underfunding for the MTA capital program has translated into a longer list of needed repairs in New York City’s subway stations, fewer stations in good condition, and ever-increasing rider aggravation,” DiNapoli said in the report.
He does say that the MTA has been able to reduce the number of the most serious station defects.
Queens stations has the largest share of worn or damaged structural components with 44 percent, followed by the Bronx with 34 percent.