Hey John,
Great investigative report. I hope a copy of your report is being sent to the Mayor's office. He is so quick to cut the jobs of the police and firefighters while $451,000,000 of the city's money is being wasted on the Access-A-Ride program. A program that doesn't seem to be working. I'm not implying that the there shouldn't be a program for the disabled, but I think they need one that actually works and is not ripping off the city taxpayers, especially when that money can be used to save city jobs.

Hi John love your investigation. I know of another way to cut down on transportation. Many of these people can be means tested, many are catching on that this a door to door taxi service and not very disabled. Of course there are people who are very disabled and need this great service. The number of people who use access a ride has doubled in one year.

ALTHOUGH I AGREE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SCHEDULING OBVIOUSLY BUT I THINK IT WAS DONE TOTALLY WRONG TO EXPOSE THE DRIVERS SLEEPING AND WHAT NOT THEY JUST GET THE SCHEDULES WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO DO, SAME AS ALL THE STORIES WITH OTHER CITY WORKERS CAUGHT SLEEPING AND WHAT NOT YOU ARE COSTING PEOPLE THEIR JOBS INSTEAD OF A SIMPLE WAKE UP CALL NO YOU GUYS PUT THEM ON NATIONAL TV AND NOW SOME OF THESE NORMALLY GOOD WORKERS MAKE ONE MISTAKE GET FIRED OR SUSPENDED BECAUSE GUYS LIKE YOU PUT THEM OUT THERE. NOT COOL

You are a genuine butt-cheek. you could have conducted your investigation without disclosing those poor people's identity. the people in your expose might get fired because of you, and after all is said and done, you didn't save us a darn thing on our taxes. maybe someone should follow you around, so we can see where fox5's money is really going.

Mr. Deutzman,
It has been my understanding that Access-A-Ride is a taxpayer subsidized program that offers discounted transportation to the disabled for doctor appointments, hospital visits, etc. But during a recent visit to Yonkers Raceway Empire City Casino, we were stunned to see the line-up of Access-A-Ride buses filled with passengers! I wonder how many people were waiting for hours at their doctor's office for pickup when these buses were idling at the Casino. Does City Hall consider gambling venues a valid destination for subsidizing? Please investigate this.