What do we pay you for?!?

Today I'm starting a new segment called "What do we pay you for?!?" This is for those moments when you don't understand why you pay what you do when you witness sub-par service.

For this entry of "What do we pay you for?!?", its the MTA. What a surprise! Here's a little something I saw at the West 4th platform. It's the edge of the platform. This piece of platform is actually FALLING OFF!!! You can see THROUGH the crack! I know, you're not supposed to stand that close to the tracks anyway. BUT, this is right at a door position when the subway cart pulls up. People or CHILDREN with their small feet could easily get caught in this crack. And, if a conductor is not paying attention, it could result in a horrific scene. Oh right, conductors would never dream about not paying attention... unless for those "rare" occasions when a PHATASS walks into the line of view. Now, is it too much to ask that our transit system be maintained so its at the very least safe?!? This was just sitting out there. No, warnings or bewares about it. Just sitting there. WHAT DO WE PAY YOUR FOR?!?!?