MTA Chairman announces retirement following Second Avenue Subway opening
The opening of the Second Avenue subway was MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast’s final achievement in the 25 years he has worked for the organization. The chairman announced on Monday he is retiring from public service in a joint statement with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Prendergast expressed special pride for the Herculean effort to secure a January ribbon cutting for the century-old project. “[It] was a crowning achievement for the MTA and I’m proud to have been a part of such a historic moment,” he said.
