Cuomo Wants to Pay Less for Transit While Riders Pay More
Andrew Cuomo is balancing the state's books on the backs of New York City straphangers. Under his draft budget, the MTA would receive $65 million less from the state’s general fund than it did in 2016, at the same time as riders chip in about $300 million more via the upcoming fare hike.
February 16, 2017
Speed Cameras, Toll Reform, E-Bikes — Your 2017 Albany Watch List
There's plenty Albany lawmakers can do this year to improve transit and make streets safer.
February 6, 2017
85-Year-Old Driver Hits 3 on Brooklyn Sidewalk, Killing 1
There is no maximum age for driving in New York State. The DMV resources page for older drivers is six sentences long and refers people who are concerned about their driving skills to the AARP.
January 31, 2017
Richard Brown: Killing a Baby on a Sidewalk While Unlicensed Isn’t a Crime
Brown apparently decided a low-level misdemeanor charge was too severe for the death of 8-month-old Navraj Raju.
January 30, 2017
Cuomo Can Save Lives by Unshackling NYC’s Speed Camera Program
In addition to lifting the cap on cameras, Cuomo and state lawmakers should end arbitrary restrictions on location and hours of operation, which make the cameras less effective than they could be.
January 27, 2017
Cuomo MIA on MTA Funding as Straphangers Brace for Another Fare Hike
On fare hike day, straphangers should remember that Cuomo broke a promise that would have helped keep money in their pockets.
January 25, 2017
Cuomo Backpedals on Removing I-81 From Downtown Syracuse
Since it was built in the 1950s, the elevated highway has stifled downtown and separated it from Syracuse University. Removing it could be a transformative city-building project, but Cuomo is waffling.
January 18, 2017
When Will Albany Act to Strengthen Hit-and-Run Penalties?
Ydanis Rodriguez and other Upper Manhattan electeds joined friends and family of Jean Paul Guerrero yesterday to urge lawmakers to reform state law that incentivizes deadly hit-and-run crashes.
December 21, 2016
Cuomo’s DMV: No Rhyme or Reason Guiding Penalties for Deadly Motorists
Over the last few years, advocates have called for standardized practices from DMV to suspend or revoke the licenses of drivers whose recklessness behind the wheel leads to serious injury or death. But a review of recent hearings after fatal crashes reveals no apparent rhyme or reason to the penalties for deadly driving meted out by DMV.
December 2, 2016
Driver Who Killed 3 People on Bronx Sidewalk Charged With Manslaughter
District Attorney Darcel Clark filed manslaughter and homicide charges against a motorist who fatally struck three people, including a child, on a Bronx sidewalk last year.
October 20, 2016