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Cuomo Nickel-and-Dimes Transit Riders While Heaping $564 Million on the Van Wyck
The Albany budget deal reached over the weekend makes it official: Governor Cuomo has broken his promise to make up for cuts to the MTA payroll tax in 2011. While the state shrinks its commitment to he MTA, other Cuomo economic development priorities are moving ahead, including an expansion of the Van Wyck budgeted for $564 million.
April 12, 2017
Here’s What the MTA Could Do With the $65 Million Cuomo Wants to Cut
Governor Cuomo wants to cut $65 million from the state's annual contribution to the MTA. An analysis by the Riders Alliance and Regional Plan Association identifies transit improvements that money could pay for.
March 13, 2017
Advocates Call on Assembly Speaker Heastie to Fix Statewide Uber Bill
In letters to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Insurance Committee chair Kevin Cahill, leaders of Transportation Alternatives and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign warn that Governor Cuomo's Uber bill could lead to illegal ride-hail traffic in the five boroughs with no way to assess the problem and rein it in, if necessary.
March 2, 2017
65 Albany Legislators Are Fighting Cuomo’s $65 Million Transit Funding Cut
Governor Cuomo's proposed budget slashes $65 million from the state's general fund contribution to the MTA, breaking a promise he made five years ago. Now a bipartisan group of 65 Albany legislators are calling for those funds to be restored in the final budget.
February 27, 2017
A Message to Cuomo: Good Subway Service Matters More Than Mega-Projects
Andrew Cuomo personally intervened to get the Second Avenue Subway running by January 1. But when it comes to the less flashy task of getting the whole subway system to run reliably, the governor is nowhere to be seen.
January 30, 2017
Majority of NYC DAs Agree: All City Schools Should Have Speed Cameras
Three New York City district attorneys have endorsed Albany legislation that would allow New York City to install speed enforcement cameras outside every school.
May 12, 2016
NYC Students Tell Albany: Speed Cameras at #EverySchool Will Save Lives
Students from MS 51 in Brooklyn joined family and friends of people killed by New York City drivers in Albany today to ask state lawmakers to allow the city to install speed cameras outside every school.
May 10, 2016
Mothers Who Lost Kids Call on Albany to Allow Speed Cams at Every School
This morning, six mothers who lost their children to traffic violence -- Amy Cohen, Ellen Foote, Judy Kottick, Dana Lerner, Lizi Rahman, and Sofia Russo -- spoke on the steps of City Hall, calling on Albany to expand automated speed enforcement in New York City.
May 9, 2016