http://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/04/04/mta-nyc-marathon-750k-n2394741
We've never met a government agency that doesn't like to get its grubby hands on our money. The New York MTA is no exception.
It's demanding $750k from the organizers of the New York City Marathon -- the largest marathon in the world -- for crossing the Verrazzano Bridge, citing the lost revenue from blocking traffic on the day of the marathon.
New York Post (@nypost) ~ Today's cover: MTA demands NYC Marathon cough up $750K toll for crossing Verrazzano Bridge in latest money-grubbing scheme
http://nypost.com/2024/04/03/us-news/mta-wants-nyc-marathon-to-cough-up-750k-for-lost-tolls-during-race/
More from the New York Post:
The MTA is making a mad dash for cash. The latest target: runners for crossing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. ...
The transit agency is waging war against the organizers of the New York City Marathon — demanding $750,000 to make up for toll revenue lost for shutting down the span during the world-famous race.
And if New York Road Runners doesn’t pay up, it’s threatening to restrict use of the bridge, which could reduce the number of runners who can compete.
Negotiations have been underway for months over the NYC marathon – a major event that attracts 50,000 runners and generates more than $425 million each year for the Big Apple.
Estimates of toll revenue for the Verrazano is about $1.6 million a day. But when you consider the marathon generates $425 million in revenue, we think the MTA could let this one slide, no?
I think this person had the best take on it all ...
Ultra MAGA Joyce Day (@Daytobehappy) ~ So, if you want to run a marathon, you have to pay a fortune, but if you sneak over the border, you get thousands of dollars free!
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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