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The governor is proposing a well-constructed congestion pricing plan that will make tangible reductions in car trips and relieve the city's worst traffic jams.

A plan that doesn't toll drivers crossing the East River - drawing a cordon around the heart of Midtown, for instance - might appease congestion pricing opponents like Eastern Queens Assembly Member David Weprin, but it won't deliver the regionally significant traffic reduction that a plan like Move NY would.

Jun Sum Yim, 77, was hit in the 109th Precinct, in Flushing. State lawmakers have repeatedly failed to fix laws that give drivers an incentive to flee after a serious crash.

The state had pushed a "boulevard" design that was too much like the highway it was supposed to replace.

After a year in which subway service reached appalling new lows, jeopardizing the economic health of the entire state, Cuomo spent a scant few minutes discussing the city's transit system in his annual State of the State Address.

Snow and ice made parts of the greenway nearly impassable during the morning rush. It appears the state DOT and Hudson River Park Trust still haven't figured out how to work around barriers put in place to keep motorists out.

For congestion pricing to work as policy and as politics, it has to be made out of strong stuff. 

Get a "Subway Delay Action Kit" to mobilize other riders the next time you're stuck on a crowded platform or train.

The state DOT and the Hudson River Park Trust did not respond to queries about how new protective barriers would affect snow and ice removal.