Transit Watch Program Begins PR Roll-Out

The MTA's new poster

The MTA has started distributing posters telling the riding public that they now have an incentive to report assaults on transit workers -- rewards up to $2,000. The program was put in place after Local 100 brought attention to a spate of assaults primarily against Bus Operators. Local 100 also partnered with the MTA to hold a conference on transit assaults with four sitting District Attorneys in attendance. Shortly afterwards, Governor Cuomo ordered the MTA to set up its Transit Watch rewards program.