"It is a significant undertaking that could take days to complete, " MTA said in a statement.
"Being noticeably intoxicated will not prevent you from getting on the train, " the MTA spokesman said.
All told, the MTA serves an estimated 8.5 million daily commuters across all its transit services.
The MTA's new chairman, Joseph Lhota, has tried to forge a personal relationship with Mr. Samuelsen.
An MTA spokesman said only that the authority does not negotiate in the press.
Until this week, the relationship between Mr. Samuelsen and the MTA has been largely cordial.
But Mr. Ortiz conceded that naming policy was not so strict at other MTA facilities.
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Only one of the two incidents precipitating the ban involved alcohol, according to police and MTA records.
Pumping water out of flooded tunnels would take anywhere from 14 hours to four days, MTA officials said.
He published his study, found little interest from pharmaceutical companies in his chemical, called MTA, and moved on.
The MTA operates the Metro-North Railroad, the second-largest commuter railroad in the nation.
At issue was an article that appeared in the New York Daily News on Thursday, detailing the MTA's position.
If it passes, the MTA board will vote to authorize the proposal Wednesday.
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The MTA declined to comment on the specifics of the proposals under discussion.
Drivers who don't have E-ZPass but zip through those lanes anyway are tracked down by the MTA and fined.
Thomas DiNapoli, the state's comptroller, announced that his office would expedite an audit of the MTA's lease with Apple.
The MTA briefly used a similar strategy when it first restored service on the G train after the storm.
It's hard to complain about the MTA not cracking down on child fare-beaters.
Seventy-five percent of respondents said the MTA did a good or excellent job.
In lieu of filming permits, the small crew employed a different form of paperwork when dealing with inquisitive MTA employees.
If approved, the new chairman will likely resume labor negotiations with the MTA's largest union, Transport Workers Union Local 100.
Negotiations to reach a new five-year contract went past the midnight deadline Monday, and the MTA pledged to keep talks open.
"I guess I'm a bit disheartened, " MTA board member Jeffrey Kay said at a committee meeting where the proposals were released.
Still, given the recent deaths, the MTA is being urged to try a more elaborate and expensive option: glass safety barriers.
The railroad borrowed heavy duty equipment from the MTA and NJ Transit to get some sections of track back in service.
The MTA focuses its effort on urging customers to stand back from platform edges and to report suspicious behavior to police.
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The MTA finance committee will review the terms of lease and vote on the proposal Monday, according to MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan.
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The TWU's three-year contract with the MTA, which covers about 38, 000 workers on the city's bus and subway system, expired on Sunday.
In his ruling, Judge Engelmayer said the MTA's policy was overly vague.
Repair crews would try to restore some LIRR and subway service by Wednesday, Mr. Lhota said, but the MTA gave no timetable.
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