Today’s big news is that City Comptroller John Liu and State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli are launching an audit to see if so many late-night and weekend service disruptions are really necessary.  The audit, which should to take several months to complete, will help determine if the MTA is sufficiently judicious when disrupting service for upgrades. (read more here).

Meanwhile the MTA is considering closing off larger sections of the system at a time, to be able to complete repair work and upgrades faster, according to amNY.

Also, Heather Haddon at amNY reports that high-level managers are still being hired despite the budget cuts that have led to lay-offs amongst the rank-and-file.