Daily News from New York, New York • 391

I- 3f DAILY NEWS, Sunday, December 3, 1989 KL BSI 1 HI 1 i 0OROUGH officials, including Borough President Howard Golden (r.) have expressed displeasure over the Transit Authority's decision to shift money once earmarked for modernization of subway stations, including Court St. (above), amthonvkscatore dailynews Bota weft (tegiotfl By CHARLES EATON Modernization of 4 stations stalled by money crunch Daily News Staff Writer MOP TRANSIT AUTHORITY offi-I cials are trumpeting what strap-U hangers are getting for the current $1 fare and what they're likely to get once the agency is allowed to raise the price of a token next month. But they might not be so anxious to boast about their plans to scrap several long-planned projects including the modernization of three subway stations in Downtown Brooklyn. In a major shift of the $46.1 million allocated for the jobs, Transit Authority officials have decided to pass on rebuilding the Atlantic Avenue, Borough Hall, and Flatbush Avenue Stations on the IRT and the Court Street Station on the BMT. Original program began in '87 The projects had been scheduled as part of the five-year capital program begun in 1987 to make the system more attractive, safer, and more reliable.

But since the creation of that budget, things have changed. Transit officials now want to use the money for several new projects, including a $162 million systemwide fare-control modernization program aimed at curbing the staggering numbers of fare-beaters who enter the system each day. Golden, others fighting The TA claims that the Downtown Brooklyn subway stations can wait Others don't agree. Led by Borough President Howard Golden, borough officials strongly op pose the decision, which comes at a i time when Brooklyn has made strides to prove itself a viable alternative to Manhattan's overcrowded business district The TA proposed the changes in the 1990 Capital Budget near the end of last month. If granted, there would have to be revisions of the current five-year Capital Program.

The station work would be pushed back to a third capital program, for which TA officials have not yet begun to lobby for funds. They say See STATIONS Page 3 At.