MTA Doing Away With "Please Be Patient" Announcements
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is scrapping subway announcements asking for patience when trains are delayed.
New automated announcements thank riders for their patience while apologizing for the inconvenience.
They're replacing announcements about delays that end with the phrase "please be patient."
Riders have complained about the old announcements since they first began running in the late 1990s.
The MTA says some riders intrerpreted the old announcements as an admonishment.