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MTA's poor track record of returning 'lost' items to subway, bus riders revealed after undercover probe: 'Considerable concern'
Good luck if you lose a valuable possession on an MTA subway or bus.
The MTA inspector general’s office did an undercover field study, where it turned over 24 “lost’ items to transit workers in early 2024 — and was only able to retrieve one of them months later.
“The fact that many of OIG’s ‘found’ items did not reach the LPU [Lost and Found Property Unit] suggests that employees at stations or other NYC Transit facilities may be discarding lost property or retaining it for their own use,” the audit released Thursday by MTA IG Daniel Cort’s office said.
LIRR lost and found audit finds items have a low return rate, MTA inspector general says
An officer and her dog check out the lost and found office for the LIRR in 2019. Credit: David Handschuh
The lost and found systems for the LIRR and city buses and subways need serious upgrades, according to a pair of audits by the MTA inspector general.
More than half of lost items on the Long Island Rail Road were not returned and more than 80% of lost belongings on city buses and subways did not make it to New York City Transit's Lost Property Unit, the audits found.
The inspector general's audits of the LIRR and the Lost Property Unit recommended changes to improve efficiency, to better record lost items and to better reunite those belongings with customers.
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