Stephen Millies, subway rider, hero, attempts to throw his shoe at Metropolitan Transit Authority CEO Elliot Saunders shortly before the MTA board voted 13-1 in favor of next year’s 23% fare hike.

“We don’t need any fare increases and we don’t need our transit system ravaged either,” said Mr. Millies, who said he was an Amtrak signal-tower operator and a member of the Bail Out the People Campaign, a group that has stood up for victims of the economic crisis. He called for the subway and bus fare to be reduced to $1, to help unemployed New Yorkers.

Then, referring to the authority’s chief executive, who was sitting about 15 feet away, he said: “Where is Elliot Sander?” He stooped, slipped off one of his shoes and shouted, “You made $300,000 last year.”

Immediately, authority police officers swarmed him and pushed him out of the room. He was clutching his shoe, a black, thick-soled oxford, in his hand.

“This shoe is for you,” he shouted as he was hustled out.

MTA heaquarters is at 300 Jay Street in Brooklyn.  What if every regular bus and subway rider went there and threw a shoe at the building (that would be well over 6 million shoes)?  Think they’d get the point?

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