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New York City Transit Authority President Richard Davey is reportedly fleeing the Big Apple after less than two years at the top, with sources saying he was “frustrated,” according to the Post. Told.
Davey, who served as Massachusetts transportation secretary from 2011 to 2014, plans to return to the Bay State to take over Massport Corp., which operates Massachusetts’ airports and ports, according to a former state bureau chief for the Boston Globe. It is said that there is. Frank Phillips of X.
Source of information on the situation We also confirmed the planned moveGothamist reported on Tuesday.
“My Boston union colleagues have confirmed that Mr. Davey is awaiting a confirmation vote from the Massport Board of Directors,” said New York City Transit Authority worker representative and MTA Board member. John Samuelsen, president of the International Transport Workers’ Union, said: outlet.
Post officials said Davie complained that he was “frustrated” with his current position. Includes helping the director It seeks to combat the city’s controversial congestion pricing plan and a spike in violent crime on the subway.
Asked about the situation at an unrelated press conference Tuesday, Davey simply told reporters, “Sometimes you get a call because you have a great team that makes you look good.”
His expected resignation is the latest move in the prominent post, which has had four leaders in just over four years, and comes as the MTA charges drivers an extra $15 to enter midtown Manhattan. This was carried out as preparations are underway to launch a traffic congestion countermeasure plan.
Massport’s position has been held by Ed Freni since former CEO Lisa Wieland stepped down from a senior position at energy giant National Grid in August.
Wieland retired after 17 years with the agency, state records show. Five of them held positions earning $417,609.
Massport spokesman Benjamin Crowley told the Post on Monday that “the work of the preliminary review board is ongoing.”
“They have not yet considered or decided on the finalists,” he added. “The committee will recommend finalists to the full Massport Board later this spring.”
Davey was appointed to the MTA’s new subway and bus division in May 2022 after his predecessor, Andy Byford, nicknamed “Train Daddy,” resigned as “untenable” by then-Gov. He was appointed as the permanent manager. Andrew Cuomo.
Upon taking the job, Davie told New York City media at his first appearance that he expected to stay in the job for “at least two years” and “break some records.”
Nearly 4 million commuters use the metro, still down from 5.5 million before the pandemic.
Ms Davie will also have to contend with a surge in subway crime, with assaults reaching a 27-year high in 2023 and at least four murders recorded so far this year. Ta.
The MTA has no comment at this time.
The newspaper reached out to Davey for comment, but he did not respond.
