When Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed New York City Transit President Andy Byford out the closing doors, he also slammed them on the nearly 5.8 million of us who use the subway every day.
Byford wasn’t here long enough to completely turn around the failing system although he made a huge difference in his less than two years on the job. On the other hand, Cuomo a self-proclaimed “car guy” with little interest in mass transit has been governor long enough for us to know what to expect from him when an agency head overshadows his own imagined glory: namely, the boot.
Byford’s exit, prompted by Cuomo’s destructive MTA meddling, was inevitable. Rule No. 1 in New York state and city’s venomous politics: Don’t put your face ahead of the chief.
Public appearances by subordinates, especially on TV, guarantee that the governor or the mayor will either fire the transgressor or make him so miserable he’ll have no choice but to leave.
Public appearances by subordinates, especially on TV, guarantee that the governor or the mayor will either fire the transgressor or make him so miserable he’ll have no choice but to leave.
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