MTA borrows to get through 2020, but drastic measures still possible next year

Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo discusses the MTA's latest financial plan, which includes possible drastic measures to shrink its budget deficit for 2021. Those include possibly reducing LIRR service by 50% and overhauling LIRR fares by reducing the number of fare zones from eight to three, MTA officials said. Credit: Newsday / Alfonso Castillo