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From sitting on delayed trains to hustling through crumbling stations, every New Yorker feels the need to invest in our transit system. But small business owners like me know something else, too: Investing in the MTA gives minority and women-owned enterprises a chance to thrive. With its 2025-2029 Capital Plan, the MTA has laid out intentions to deliver both.
The $68.4 billion plan will rely on small businesses from Brooklyn to Buffalo and everywhere in between to grant world-class transit improvements.
As a small business owner and MTA contractor, I’ve witnessed firsthand how public investment ripples through our economy, creating opportunities for businesses like mine. My business, Zion Contracting, began its partnership with the MTA in 2009, and our ongoing collaboration has transformed my company and employees. Thanks to our working relationship with…
