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One-year into the pandemic one of the MTA’s rare open meetings still hasn’t returned, and activists and board members say they’re missing out valuable feedback and information.

While de Blasio can appoint four of the board's 14 voting members, two of the city's seats are currently sitting vacant, giving the city less sway over MTA major decision.

“This plan was conceived in the dark, the transparency that this board has worked for for many years has gone dark."

Criminal justice advocates are sounding the alarm about a proposed crackdown on bad subway behavior.

'We believe it is inherently impossible for the state's budget director, who must sign-off on numerous MTA contract and aid agreements, to fulfill his fiduciary duty as an MTA board member,' one transit advocate said.

Larry Schwartz, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s appointee to the board and his former chief of staff, has revealed that he plans to introduce a third option that the public has not yet seen.

Contrary to the governor's prior statements, the new L train proposal will not come before the MTA board for approval.

The MTA board will be briefed by the engineering consultants WSP "on the alternative L Train design modifications to the original tunnel restoration plan."

Turns out, Cuomo's Big Idea was rejected five years ago by engineers and consultants as being too dangerous.

"I think it's going to be a very, very difficult sell to be able to increase fares," one member said.