THE ALBANY REPORT: A Historic, Yet Deeply Disappointing, Glass-Half-Empty Legislative Session
"This is four-dimensional chess," said one lawmaker. "We're negotiating with the Council, with both houses of the legislator and with the executive. To play four-dimensional chess with new and novel pieces was difficult."
June 6, 2022
Amid Epic Crisis of Road Deaths, Some Members of the City Council Still Oppose Speed Cameras
The City Council put its rubber stamp to Albany's extension and expansion of New York's speed camera program, but not before a significant number of local pols questioned the life-saving program with myths, not facts.
May 26, 2022
QUICK HIT: New Yorkers Are Still Burning Gasoline Like There’s No Tomorrow
Drivers — they're literally driving us crazy.
May 16, 2022
Report: Forget Last Year — The First Quarter of This Year is The Bloodiest Year Since Vision Zero Began
Traffic fatalities are up 44 percent so far this year — the deadliest start to any year since Vision Zero launched in 2014.
April 20, 2022
Outrage Builds Over ‘Magic Wand’ Gas Tax Holiday as State Studies Congestion Pricing for Years
It's an ironic move, given the state's environmental goals. It's also bad optics.
April 8, 2022
Albany Bill Would Finally Mandate Instruction for Student Drivers (Well, a Little)
Two progressive state pols want to require would-be drivers to do what they — believe it or not — do not currently have to do before getting their license: practice driving with a professional driving instructor.
March 29, 2022
Adams Wants Albany Help in Stopping Reckless Drivers, But There is Much More He Can Do On His Own
"It's just unbelievable that we are here trying to convince Albany to give us the speed cameras we need that has proven to be successful. The numbers are so clear on how these cameras are helping us," Adams said.
March 25, 2022
Gov. Hochul Says All the Right Things About Speed Cameras
Gov. Hochul effort to distance herself from her disgraced predecessor could make New York City a safer place.
November 4, 2021
Brooklyn Pol Pushes Bill to Require MTA’s OMNY to Serve Poorer Riders Now
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes wants the OMNY system to stop charging straphangers for fares once they've paid the same amount as a weekly or monthly pass — a well-established "unlimited ride" concept known as fare-capping.
October 28, 2021
OPINION: Andrew Cuomo Wanted to Be Robert Moses (And That Was Terrible)
Which Robert Moses was Andrew Cuomo? The master builder ... or the one everyone ultimately just wanted to see leave? We believe the latter.
August 24, 2021
