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Albany Should Use ‘Underutilized’ Transit Fund For LIRR, Metro-North Discounts: Report
An "underutilized" pot of state funds could help lure more New York City residents onto MTA's commuter rail, according to a new report.
December 19, 2024
Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle
"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.
October 4, 2021
Op-Ed: A Better Plan Than Cuomo’s $8B Penn Station Annex
The governor would disrupt Midtown in order to enlarge the station. "Through-running" would enable us to avoid that — and provide one-seat rides around the tri-state.
June 22, 2020
Op-Ed: Governor, Public Transit Doesn’t Need a Billionaire Techie
Public transit doesn't need another billionaire disruptor with big ideas and a slide deck, governor.
May 8, 2020
ANALYSIS: LGA AirTrain is Andrew Cuomo’s $2B Parking Lot
UPDATED: The real motivator behind the Backwards LaGuardia AirTrain, a toy train for the business class, is not transit. It's cars.
January 24, 2020
Op-Ed: The LaGuardia AirTrain Dog-and-Pony Show
An FAA open house on the LGA AirTrain and alternatives showed the governing class's disdain for transit.
January 15, 2020
Op-Ed Round 2: Kabak Rebuts Port Authority Chief’s Pro LaGuardia AirTrain Piece
Round two of our "Blood Sport at the Airport"!
January 8, 2020
Queens Coalition Brings Last-Ditch Effort to Sink ‘Wrong Way’ LaGuardia AirTrain
Local groups ask Cuomo to halt plans so that the state can conduct an independent environmental review.
January 2, 2020
The MTA Needs More Money. Will It Get It?
"Cash-strapped" is not just a cute adjective that always precedes the noun "MTA." It's a harsh reality.
October 16, 2019
Op-Ed: Gov. Cuomo’s Plan for New LIRR Station for Islanders is a Boondoggle
The state's plan for a new LIRR station at Belmont Park raises many questions, many of which are asked in this op-ed by a respected transit analyst.
July 9, 2019
