Bring the NYC subway fully under the control of the city: remove Albany from the decision making process so we can actually fund the system. You trust City man

Bring the NYC subway fully under the control of the city: remove Albany from the decision making process so we can actually fund the system. You trust City management more than I do. How did NYCHA work out? How about the endless proliferation of agencies being created, hand-outs to City employees and contractors? Stop policing poverty. E.g. stop paying cops to arrest fare jumpers and fix shit instead. Putting aside the debate about fare evasion and its relation to budget, being discussed here, how does not 'paying cops' and paying someone else (?) play a role?