Andrew Cuomo: How I Would Handle the LIRR Strike | 05-17-26

Regarding the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) strike, Former Governor Andrew Cuomo argues that the Metropolitan Transit Authority is structurally designed to provide politicians with plausible deniability, allowing them to distance themselves from unpopular outcomes like fare hikes or labor disputes. He advocates for a hands-on executive approach, asserting that the sitting governor must abandon bureaucratic mediation and personally take responsibility at the negotiating table to reach a resolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices