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OPINION: Buses Are a Better Option Than the ‘Backwards’ AirTrain
Equity, convenience, and expense argue against a boondoggle and in favor of surface transit.
September 23, 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
De Blasio to MTA: 16-Month Congestion Pricing Environmental Review Is ‘Ridiculous’
The mayor is the latest to accuse the governor and his transit henchmen of slow-walking the not-controversial-at-all-unless-you-love-cars plan. (Look at the face he made!)
August 17, 2021
After Cuomo: What the MTA Should Immediately Do Once Andrew is Gone
Andrew Cuomo — the governor who never saw an MTA budget he didn't want to raid or a splashy but expensive project he didn't want to push — will soon be gone. So what kind of governor should Kathy Hochul be?
August 10, 2021
KOMANOFF: With Cuomo Sidelined, the MTA Must Get Congestion Pricing Done
Leaving NYC’s congestion-pricing program to wander and die in Albany's dysfunction over Gov. Cuomo is not acceptable.
August 4, 2021
Into the Leadership Void: Who’s in Charge of the MTA?
Gov. Cuomo's bid to split the top job stalled — although the agency continues to push it. Will we be saying hello to an interim chairman?
July 19, 2021
The MTA’s Lack of Urgency on Congestion Pricing is Very Unnerving: Advocates
It's clear! Gov. Cuomo is in no rush to implement congestion pricing.
June 24, 2021
Will State Legislators Block Cuomo’s Unchecked MTA Power?
Transit and transparency activists want legislators to finally overturn Executive Order 168, an edict that Gov. Cuomo issued in 2017 that declared the subway system an official disaster area, and has renewed every month for 49 consecutive months.
June 10, 2021
Council Candidate: Hells Kitchen Needs Another 7 Train Station
Erik Bottcher calls for the revival of the unbuilt station at 41st Street and Tenth Avenue.
June 8, 2021
OPINION: Roll Back Cuomo’s Anti-Homeless Subway Rules
The MTA used the cover of the pandemic to discriminate against unhoused New Yorkers. Two bills would end the abuse.
May 7, 2021
