LIRR fare dodgers, MTA employees fraud

Remove LIRR riders who ‘can’t afford it’

The Long Island Rail Road bills riders who say they cannot afford to ride “Thousands owed by LIRR’s top fare dodgers,” News, April 24]. Seriously? In what universe does anyone expect them to pay?

I have seen my fares at least quadruple through my more than two decades of riding the LIRR. Although it has been tough at times, it is something that has to be paid, so I pay. Or I don’t ride.

Kick off the people on the train who say they can’t afford it. There are other means of transportation, like buses, which may not be ideal, but they are more affordable than the LIRR.

And, yes, in those lean times when I could not afford the LIRR, I did take this mode of transportation to the city.

— Linda Kibak, Franklin Square

It seems that almost every article about criminal activities includes the name and hometown of the accused. Why, then, isn’t the LIRR providing accurate names of at least the top fare dodgers?

I’m pretty sure if the scofflaws were called out in public, it would significantly reduce the outstanding balance.

— Gerard Sewell, West Babylon

Let’s hear more on MTA worker miscues

I just read long responses about important transit issues that were discussed with two top Metropolitan Transportation Authority and LIRR executives “The MTA makes a stop at Melville,” Opinion, April 30].

When it came to the unions, which are really the main driver of riders’ ever-increasing costs, we get only a few sentences.

I read nothing about the rampant fraud and manipulation of the system by MTA employees costing customers a great deal of money.

— Dave Neugebauer, Sea Cliff