The big MTA news of the day is that hundreds of station agents will be turning in their badges and keys very soon. WPIX/CW 11 says 478 agents will be let go and that the MTA will save $21 million a year. The Daily News goes up close and personal with a laid-off station agent.
SILive.com has a story on Brooklyn/Staten Island Rep. Michael McMahon who is asking the MTA to use Recovery Act money to stave off budget cuts.
NBC New York says that MTA workers are brining in thousands of dollars of overtime pay.
