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Greg Mocker wonders why the MTA changed the signs that hang in all the subway stations. They used to provide the name of a "superintendent" at each station. Not anymore. It’s the budget battle story you have NOT heard.

Greg Mocker saves up all his soda (he calls them “pop”) bottles for a month. Recycling is the law in NYC. See how much it’s all worth.

one who defies and challenges

(also GREGMOCKER and a camera in NYC with a way of seeing things)

Greg Mocker goes to the Lincoln Plaza Cinema to see the owner of The New Yorker Theater, one of NYC’s original, premier moviehouses.

MOCKER

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Greg Mocker wonders why the MTA’s “doomsday” cuts include $10,000 a year for newspaper subscriptions (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

Greg Mocker takes trash TV from a lake in Prospect Park in Brooklyn on a trip through the city to find out why the piece of garbage has been in the lake for so long (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

Greg Mocker takes a walk on the Coney Island Boardwalk. The big grand opening is at the end of May and construction projects are still going on. The city is testing new materials for the famed boardwalk. (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

Greg Mocker heads to Prospect Park to remove a tire from the lake. Neighbor have been complaining about it for months. Guess where he ends up? (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

Mocker:Tired of the Tire in Prospect Park Lake

Greg Mocker wants to know why it’s going to take 5 years to quiet down the loudspeakers on tour buses in the city. It is supposed to be a big problem, after all, so they say. (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

Greg Mocker catches close calls and a collision on the Williamsburg Bridge bike path. A big construction project is underway but the city seems to have forgotten the signs. (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

Greg Mocker finds glamorous garbage in an area of Manhattan known for these crimes of fashion. (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

Greg Mocker misses his train and wonders about a chauffeur. Hey, if the executives get it, why can’t we? (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

Greg Mocker spends 3 days looking through a report on jobs and salaries at the MTA. How many accountants, lawyers and confidential secretaries are your paying for? (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

Greg Mocker finds obscure adult erotica on the official library websites. Watch. Discuss. (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

Greg Mocker tracks down details on newspaper subscriptions for a handful of top MTA officials and it’s not as easy as he thought. (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

UPDATE 7/2/2010: MTA emails paperwork to MOCKER including bid tabulation form and breakdown for one of the 2 bids. He wonders where the pages from the losing bid are. Total cost of newspapers $27,456.

Greg Mocker is reading a press release from the MTA with details about a new managment position in charge of efficiency. The brand-new hire gets a salary of $217,000. Mocker googles the new manager and the rest of the story practically writes itself. (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).

Greg Mocker goes to a public hearing to make sure MTA Board Members and the Chairman hear him. And he gets through. (click here to view on WPIX 11 News).