FILE — In this June 8, 2020 file photo, commuters walk on a nearly empty subway platform in New York. New York's transit authority says, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, it is facing the possibility of cutting bus and subway service by 40% and laying off more than 10% of the agency's workforce, if Congress does not provide additional funding. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
MTA officials on Thursday warned that they are in dire need of 12 billion dollars in federal funding to continue operations into 2021. If the money doesn’t come through from the federal government, the MTA might need to make serious cuts to service and to jobs.
Photo credit: (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
