New York Public Interest Research Group Straphangers Campaign, Inc. v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority

OPINION OF THE COURT

Louis B. York, J.

This is a CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging the March 6, 2003 determination by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors (the Board) to raise subway, bus and commuter railroad fares, and scale back or close certain station booths. For the reasons below, the court grants the petition, declares the notice and the Board vote invalid, vacates the vote in question except as it relates to the tolls pertaining to the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), and remands to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for proceedings…