Audit Finds MTA Security Systems Lacking

By Idy Perl

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the results of an audit on the MTA’s security systems, with bleak results. 

The audit found that several projects to install CCTV and security systems in the subway system had been delayed for years due to staff shortages. He also found that 14% of security equipment didn’t have the proper maintenance scheduled, and that there was no proper documentation for the maintenance work that was done. 

“The MTA’s security equipment is vital to riders’ personal safety and critical to Transit and first responders during emergencies and incidents of crime,” DiNapoli said. “The subway is an environment that demands CCTVs and other devices get inspected and maintained regularly. When security equipment fails it can have severe consequences.”