MTA Chairman Joe Lhota resigns; Twitter responds

ICYMI: On Friday, MTA Chairman Joe Lhota resigned — effective immediately — after just 16 months on the job. (Lhota’s other full-time job is as chief of staff of the NYU-Langone hospital system.)

Here's some more reaction to the resignation via the Twittersphere...

Joe Lhota resigned from the MTA to spend more time with his signal problems

— andy (@andipalmur) November 9, 2018

After 18 months on the job, Joe Lhota resigns.

And after 18 months, the NYC Subway system is still in crisis. https://t.co/HSv4aomoFC

— Louis Ortiz (@LouisOrtiz92) November 9, 2018

But now who is going to not run the MTA?! https://t.co/oFla8gc6TK

— Next AG Ryan Hassett (@ryan_hassett) November 9, 2018

I want to thank MTA chairman Joe Lhota. Without his tenure I would never have adopted the habit of biking to work. #FixTheSubway https://t.co/w46Euv8AEZ

— 🌹 No Friend of Kissinger Scott Wooledge (@Clarknt67) November 9, 2018

Congrats to Joe Lhota and Cuomo on stabilizing the subway. The L train I took during this AM rush hour was extremely stable, in fact it stayed at Lorimer for 15 minutes in a dramatic showing of stability. https://t.co/RK6BpCuPbv

— Tommy Kahn (@tommykahn) November 9, 2018

Joe Lhota has resigned from the job he claimed he did not have, in order to spend more time with his other full time jobs. #cuomosmta

— David L. Bragdon (@DLBragdon) November 9, 2018

Joe Lhota resigned as chair of the MTA today. Could scenes like this be the reason why? (Courtesy of this morning’s F train) 👇 pic.twitter.com/YOw4KoMXAX

— Chris F. (@fnytv) November 9, 2018