Hochul Vetoes Bill To Expand Eastern Queens Greenway
The bill passed the legislature unanimously, but the governor vetoed it, saying that it mandated a study that was not funded in the budget. Whatevs.
November 20, 2023
MTA ‘Bungles’ Increased R Train Service Promise
The MTA is under fire for not fully delivering on the eight-minute midday service that it promised to riders weeks ago.
September 7, 2023
New York Doubles Down on Congestion Pricing After New Jersey Sues
No retreat, baby, no surrender!
July 21, 2023
Brooklyn Electeds Demand State Embrace Park Over BQE Trench in Williamsburg
"We're calling on Gov. Hochul to be a co-applicant alongside the city for federal funding to finally deck the BQE," said Borough President Antonio Reynoso.
June 21, 2023
Albany’s Fealty to Suburbs Hurts Black, Latino Workers: Report
The capitulation to the suburbs by the governor and by state legislative leaders means that Black, Hispanic and Asian workers of all income employed by those businesses will shoulder an unequal share of the new tax, according to a new analysis by the Fiscal Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
May 19, 2023
Hike Corporate and Payroll Taxes to Fund MTA, Think Tank Says
Increasing the payroll mobility tax plus raising the tax on corporate profits is a fair mix, said the Fiscal Policy Institute.
April 3, 2023
State Senator Seeks Online Delivery Charge to Fund City Infrastructure
New Yorkers who shop online would pay 25 cents per package under a new proposal in Albany to raise $226 million annually for city infrastruture.
March 23, 2023
Analysis: Hochul Turns Her Back on Transit Riders With Her MTA Budget
Gov. Hochul's budget not only asks city residents to cover the largest chunk of the MTA's budget gap, but does so in part by continuing long-running practices that essentially under-fund the MTA by millions of dollars each year.
March 3, 2023
Independent Budget Office: Fare-Free Buses Would Cost $652M
The city's independent budget wonks have entered the free buses fray with an analysis of their very own — estimating the cost of eliminating bus fares to be lower than either supporters or skeptics of the proposal have suggested.
February 23, 2023
Adams To Albany: Someone Fund The MTA; Albany To Adams: Someone Fund The MTA
The fight to fill the MTA's fiscal hole is entering the dreaded Punt Zone, where elected officials from the governor and the State Legislature to the mayor all unite to say someone else has got to solve their problem.
February 16, 2023
