Late for Work This Morning? Here's how to Prove it was the MTA's Fault

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Commute from hell this morning? You're not alone. Issues on several subway train lines across the MTA this morning resulted in delays for many commuters, according to the MTA.

Sick passengers at Roosevelt Avenue and Grand Central delayed F, M, and E trains and 4, 5, and 6 trains, respectively. On top of that, a pulled emergency break and police activity disrupted normal service on the L train, Gothamistreported. Thrillist reached out to the MTA this morning for more info.

If you need an excuse for your boss, the MTA offers verified excuses any time the trains are delayed — just fill out this form and wait up to three weeks for a response as your delay is "researched"... if you haven't already been fired by then. Or you can share an article like this one with them.

We filled out the form and this is what we got:


Currently, some trains appear to be running with some delays due to planned work. But this morning was a different story, as some chronicled on Twitter:

In response to one such tweet, the MTA said "We apologizes"

Tony Merevick is Cities News Editor at Thrillist. Luckily, he wasn't late this morning because of the train because he has great Karma. Follow him on Twitter @tonymerevick.

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