I don't think they do it lightly. I don't think someone is saying, 'How can we make everybody's day more miserable?' They are plagued by the fact the system, in some places, hasn't been touched in decades. ... This is why you need to build a Second Avenue subway.

If it works ... that would be great, but it should be subject to rigorous, tough testing.

Before the strike, there was considerable sympathy for the workers, but once the strike began, that clearly changed. The real winners are neither labor or management but the public that desperately wanted their subways and buses back.

I'm worried about the politicians trying to use the money for things that make them look good and still leave the riders holding the bag.

I'm not big on the mayor taking the subway, ... That doesn't make up for the fact that he cut the city's contribution to the MTA capital program from $100 million a year to $75 million. It doesn't make up for his voting for the first fare hike and cuts in elevator operators and station booth attendants.

I'm not big on the mayor taking the subway. That doesn't make up for the fact that he cut the city's contribution to the MTA capital program from $100 million a year to $75 million. It doesn't make up for his voting for the first fare hike and cuts in elevator operators and station booth attendants.

They know where the people are. But what are they doing for the people they're handing the literature to?

It's disappointing, because there have been dramatic changes.

It's probably a tricky one for Freddy because it's really his constituents that are the most hurt by a fare hike.

For everyone, it was a challenge. For many people, it was a hardship. They couldn't get to a doctor's appointment, they couldn't get to the office.