MTA workers build illegal ‘man cave’ in Grand Central Terminal; ‘Few would have the chutzpah’
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New York, NY (WCBS) — At least three MTA employees converted a storage room at Grand Central Terminal as a “man cave,” according to an internal investigation.
They may get fired after the best kept secret at Grand Central was busted wide open.
Investigators discovered the so-called “man cave’ beneath the tracks, hidden away from all the hustle and bustle of the busy transportation hub.
According to the Office of the MTA Inspector General, the room had a futon couch, large flat-screen television with streaming capabilities, a refrigerator, microwave, air conditioning, workout equipment and more – including an open can of beer.
The inspector general’s report says the slacking employees included a wireman, a carpenter foreman and an electrical foreman.
The MTA called it an unauthorized break room hidden down at the north end of Track 144.
“The employees who were involved are on the overnight shift, but this is an unauthorized break space, unknown to their supervision and completely unacceptable, and behavior that is outrageous and something that I’m very angry about,” said Catherine Rinaldi, president of Metro-North.
The MTA Say right after the room was discovered, they checked hundreds of doors, hundreds of offices, to make sure there wasn’t another room like it. They found nothing else.
“Many a New Yorker has fantasized about kicking back with a cold beer in a prime piece of Manhattan real estate – especially one this close to good transportation,” said MTA Inspector General Carolyn Pokorny. “But few would have the chutzpah to commandeer a secret room beneath Grand Central Terminal and make it their very own man-cave, sustained with MTA resources, and maintained at our riders’ expense.”
Investigators were told the room contained “sensitive supplies.”
The investigation began following an anonymous tip.
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