Culture & Society

Top MTA lawyer with $344K salary to abruptly resign months after Post exposé on agency’s wild legal costs

The MTA’s top lawyer is abruptly stepping down at the end of July with no successor immediately named — just months after The Post revealed the agency’s legal costs ballooned under her tenure. MTA General Counsel Paige Graves — who made nearly $100,000 more than Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated culture & society brief. The source report from NY Post says: The MTA’s top lawyer is abruptly stepping down at the end of July with no successor immediately named — just months after The Post revealed the agency’s legal costs ballooned under her tenure. MTA General Counsel Paige Graves — who made nearly $100,000 more than Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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  • Primary source: NY Post
  • Published: Jul 10, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Culture & Society
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