MTA chairman set to retire in coming months
The head of the MTA is stepping down, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.
MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast, who was promoted to his current position in June 2013, will retire from public service in the next few months.
“Tom Prendergast has overseen the reimagining and modernization of the MTA and will be remembered for improving the commute, and the lives, of millions of New Yorkers who depend on our mass transit system,” Cuomo said in a statement.
The governor noted that the completion of the newly opened Second Avenue Subway “would have been impossible without Tom’s leadership and relentless commitment.”
Prendergast’s career with the MTA has spanned more than 25 years.
He previously served as president of NYC Transit and president of the Long Island Rail Road.
“It’s never easy to leave an organization after 25 years of service, but I do so knowing that the MTA will continue to serve the public so well and that our Governor will ensure New York continues to have the most robust transportation system in the country,” Prendergast said in a statement.
Prendergast added, “Opening the Second Avenue Subway this weekend was a crowning achievement for the MTA and I’m proud to have been a part of such a historic moment.”