Senior MTA leadership will provide an update on its inspections of containment baskets throughout the system and discuss ongoing efforts to prevent debris from falling from elevated structures. They will reveal a comprehensive strategy for better ensuring the safety of 60 miles of elevated structures.

WHEN:      11 a.m. on Friday, November 8. Media may begin setup at 10:15 a.m.

WHERE:     MTA New York City Transit’s Tiffany Iron Shop 
                    1170 Oak Point Ave, The Bronx, NY 10474
                    Longwood Avenue  stop.

WHO: 

• MTA New York City Transit President Andy Byford

• MTA New York City Transit Senior Vice President for Subways Sally Librera

*Please note that the Bronx-bound platform at Longwood Avenue is currently closed. Those traveling on Bronx-bound  trains may get off at Hunts Point Avenue and take the Manhattan-bound  train one stop south to get to Longwood Avenue.*

CONTACT: Media RSVP required by 9 a.m., November 8, to Andrei Berman aberman@mtahq.org