Have a seat, but don’t get too comfortable — that could soon be the case at Grand Central Madison, as the MTA board plans to decide whether or not to implement a time limit for sitting on benches at the new transit hub
board plans to decide whether to implement a time limit for sitting on benches at the new, and at times overcrowded, transit hub.
The board will meet Wednesday to vote on a possible 90-minute cap for sitting on benches at the terminal. If it sounds like a strange thing to make a rule for, it's not new: MTA officials said the 90-minute restriction is already in effect at the rest of Grand Central.Opponents say it unfairly targets those who are homeless.This article tagged under:
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