Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. City of New York

We have before us a submission of a controversy on an agreed statement of facts pursuant to CPLR 3222. The controversy involves the contribution required to be made by defendant city to plaintiff pursuant to section 1277 of the Public Authorities Law. This statute makes the total cost to the plaintiff of the “ operation, maintenance and use ” of each passenger station of any railroad facility within the city a charge to be borne by the city. Pursuant to the statute plaintiff has certified such cost and the city objects to several items. These lend themselves to ready classification.

The first…