Source: New York Post
Sounds like another subway nuisance! Straphangers already struggling to hear service updates over the roar of the subway will soon have to put up with paid commercials blaring through the same speakers — in the latest cash-grab from the flailing agency. The MTA is rolling out a new “Station Audio Advertisements” pilot in June, which will turn select subway and commuter rail stations into test labs for paid 30‑second ads that can play as often as once every 10 minutes, according to an agency memo. The noisy intrusion is the latest disruption to commuters’ serenity as commercialization seeps into every aspect of New Yorkers’ daily routines — even though the MTA barely makes any money from ads.
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