Fulton stays Grand: At an otherwise dull series of MTA committee meetings yesterday, it was revealed that the Fulton Street Transit Center will not be scaled back, even though the project is $100 million over budget and will be two years behind schedule. [Newsday via amNY]
Fouling Up Fulton: The Post’s vocal and influential downtown critic Steve Cuozzo goes off on the entire Fulton Street project. He calls it “unnecessary” and says it is choking downtown. Then, he provides this little nugget, while the feds are footing the bill now, the MTA will be responsible for any cost overruns over $847 million. [NY Post]
Back to the table: The school bus drivers union, ATU Local 1181, and the bus companies are back at the table today. If a strike is called July 1, tens of thousands of kids are going to have a tough time getting to summer school. The Dept. of Education already promised MetroCards for students. [NY1]
New LIRR line to the new Mets?: The possibility of bringing a new line to the new Mets stadium could be discussed at the MTA board meeting tomorrow. [Field of Schemes]
Save the Taylor Law: The Daily News editorial board on Sunday argued that the Taylor Law should not be “gutted” by the Assembly under the influence of powerful union leaders. [Daily News]
-- Chuck Bennett
