The MTA has suspended the high-paid railroad boss who got a promotion even after his underlings reported photos of him in blackface.
Officials confirmed on Thursday that they have put general supervisor Richard Ranallo on ice “inde🍌finitely” by order of Metro-North president Catheri𒁃ne Rinaldi.
“He’s being withheld from service indefinitely while🃏 we assess our options,” said MT🌺A spokesman Jon Weinstein.
The agency will pay Ranallo while he’s suspended, said Weinstein.
Ranallo, who is white, was a sup𒁃ervisor of electricians when he 🐻attended a 2013 Halloween party as a black lawn jockey. He painted his face black and wore a blue-and-white checked jockey uniform and cap and carried a railroad-style lantern.
The photos were posted on Facebook, and workers told higher-ups, but they promoted him to the role of general supervisor of Metro-North third rail electricians anyway. He made🌱 a total o🌳f $246,255 on the job last year.
MTA chairman Joe Lhota on Wednesday decried t🌠he worker’s conduct as racis🅺t and condemned the Metro-North bosses who promoted him. He and Rinaldi claim they didn’t know about the situation until .
Lh🌼ota said agency officials were going to see what kind of discipline Ranallo’s labor contract allowed. He and Rinaldi also said they would work on creating a culture in the agency where workers could feel more comfortable coming for🌃ward about racist incidents.