Transit advocates are trying to channel public anger about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's service cuts and fare increases into the November legislative elections. But a new poll shows that most New Yorkers don't blame their elected officials, but the MTA itself.

Just over 60% of New York City residents think the agency is most responsible for the service cuts and fare hikes—not the Legislature, Mayor Michael Bloomberg or Gov. David Paterson, according to a Marist College poll conducted for The Wall Street Journal.

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