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Andrew Cuomo is the Reason for Monday’s MTA Budget Committee Fiasco
Gov. Cuomo and the MTA board are in a battle to see who will get blamed for an inevitable transit fare hike next year. And it looks like the governor will win.
December 11, 2018
Cuomo Comes Out Against Fare Hikes But Passes the Buck on Everything Else
The governor is literally all over the subway map.
November 20, 2018
While Cuomo Drives a 1930s Car, Subway System’s 1930s Tech Melts Down
Multiple lines were delayed on Friday — but here's the good news: the governor got to drive his favorite old car across the Tappan Zee Bridge!
September 7, 2018
The Not-So-Great MTA Debate
Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon managed to put on the most important televised discussion of the MTA among candidates for statewide office in recent memory.
August 30, 2018
What Went Wrong With Second Avenue Subway Construction? The MTA Doesn’t Want You to Know.
The MTA won't hand over contractor evaluations to the Times. The Times should sue.
July 26, 2018
Cuomo’s Budget Doesn’t Solve Any of New York’s Transit and Traffic Problems
The "solutions" in the budget are half-measures that won't work, and there's no reason for the pressure on Cuomo to dissipate.
April 3, 2018
Tell Your Assembly Member to Get Behind Move New York Toll Reform
Assembly Democrats are meeting today to discuss their priorities for next year's legislation session, and StreetsPAC is asking New Yorkers to call their legislators and urge them to sign on to the Move NY toll reform plan.
October 17, 2017
State Lawmakers Are Failing at MTA Oversight
In 2016, neither the Assembly nor the State Senate held a single oversight hearing about the decline of NYC transit service.
September 19, 2017
Forget Upstate Legislators — Why Don’t NYC Democrats in Albany Advocate for Better Transit?
New York City's own contingent in the state legislature is the bigger stumbling block to better transit.
August 30, 2017
Let’s Hear More About All the Money Cuomo Wastes on Not Fixing the Subways
De Blasio's proposal for a millionaires tax to fund transit may or may not win him some short-term political points, but it's definitely muddling the message that voters need to hear: Governor Cuomo runs the subways and should pay for fixing them.
August 7, 2017
