MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota (pictured) on July 25, 2017, unveiled the NYC Subway Action Plan. Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin
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MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota (pictured) on July 25, 2017, unveiled the NYC Subway Action Plan. Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin
Foye and Hakim will serve in the newly-created Office of the Chairman, which will also include MTA Chief Development Officer Janno Lieber. Foye and Hakim will be responsible for managing the agency on a day-to-day basis. Foye will lead key innovation and modernization initiatives, and Hakim will be responsible for the operations of the authority. Chairman Lhota recently announced a comprehensive plan to immediately stabilize and modernize the subway system. Foye and Hakim will be responsible for implementing the plan.
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Foye has been the executive director of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and president of PATH since November 2011. At the Port Authority, to advance Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s infrastructure plan, he led public-private partnerships for the Goethals Bridge and the nation’s largest PPP for Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport.
Prior to joining the Port Authority, he served as deputy secretary for Economic Development for Gov. Cuomo.
Hakim has served as interim dxecutive director of the MTA since January 2017. In 2015 Hakim was named president of MTA New York City Transit returning to the MTA after an earlier 23-year career at the authority. She has also previously served as the executive director of NJ TRANSIT for a year and a half, and nearly four years as executive director of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
The region’s fixed-route system finished out the year with a total of 373.5 million rides. Adding 12.3 million rides over 2024 represents an increase that is equal to the annual transit ridership of Kansas City.
The service is a flexible, reservation-based transit service designed to close the first- and last-mile gaps and connect riders to employment for just $5 per day.
The upgraded system, which went live earlier this month, supports METRO’s METRONow vision to enhance the customer experience, improve service reliability, and strengthen long-term regional mobility.
The agreement provides competitive wages and reflects strong labor-management collaboration, positive working relationships, and a shared commitment to building a world-class transit system for the community, said RTA CEO Lona Edwards Hankins.
The priorities are outlined in the 2026 Board and CEO Initiatives and Action Plan, which serves as a roadmap to guide the agency’s work throughout the year and ensure continued progress and accountability on voter-approved transportation investments and essential mobility services.
