A state audit finds the Staten Island Railway is not doing enough to make sure safety equipment is operating properly.

The New York State Comptroller conducted the audit. It focused on the MTA's maintenance of things like cameras and customer help intercoms . The equipment helps protect SIR riders from crime. The audit found that SIR has not always performed the inspection and maintenance of this equipment on a timely basis. For example, the St. George Station, which has the most cameras installed , had only 5 of 32 scheduled inspections during an almost three year period. In response the MTA says it takes maintenance and repairs seriously and it does not concur with the report. It says the audit was based on faulty analysis and incomplete information.