Posted by Dozens of concerned straphangers headed down to Chelsea Thursday night as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority held its fifth and final public hearing over proposed service cuts.
More than 150 people signed up to speak inside the auditorium at Manhattan’s Fashion Institute of Technology.
Many who attended were upset with the agency’s plan to get rid of free student MetroCards as well as layoff more than 1,000 workers, including station agents.
The MTA is also considering eliminating bus routes and reducing service on some subway lines as it looks to close a nearly $800 million budget gap.
“When I came here, I was angry, but now that I’m here I’m outraged,” said one Manhattan resident. “The first thing that I see when I come in here is people sleeping, people texting, people calling, people speaking to each other, people reading the newspaper. How dare you sit up there and do all of those things while these people here took the time to come and listen to you?”
