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Monday’s Headlines: Gun Control in the Subway Edition
The big news yesterday was that Gov. Hochul disarmed the National Guard of its long assault weapons. Plus other news.
March 11, 2024
Reporter’s Notebook: Will Eric Adams Ever Publicly Embrace Congestion Pricing?
The governor celebrated congestion pricing on Tuesday as an historic moment while Mayor Adams spent Tuesday failing to live up to it.
December 6, 2023
MTA ‘Bungles’ Increased R Train Service Promise
The MTA is under fire for not fully delivering on the eight-minute midday service that it promised to riders weeks ago.
September 7, 2023
‘Maliciously Obstructed’ License Plates Surge on MTA Bridges and Tunnels
MTA toll gantries snapped 32,313 "maliciously obstructed" plates in November 2022 — a nearly 200-fold increase from 2017
July 24, 2023
New York Doubles Down on Congestion Pricing After New Jersey Sues
No retreat, baby, no surrender!
July 21, 2023
Albany’s Fealty to Suburbs Hurts Black, Latino Workers: Report
The capitulation to the suburbs by the governor and by state legislative leaders means that Black, Hispanic and Asian workers of all income employed by those businesses will shoulder an unequal share of the new tax, according to a new analysis by the Fiscal Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank.
May 19, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: Big Budget Victories Edition
MTA world did a little dance on Tuesday — plus other news.
May 3, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: Albany Budget Watch Edition
A state budget deal is "very close," Gov. Hochul said. Plus other news.
April 26, 2023
Hike Corporate and Payroll Taxes to Fund MTA, Think Tank Says
Increasing the payroll mobility tax plus raising the tax on corporate profits is a fair mix, said the Fiscal Policy Institute.
April 3, 2023
Analysis: Hochul Turns Her Back on Transit Riders With Her MTA Budget
Gov. Hochul's budget not only asks city residents to cover the largest chunk of the MTA's budget gap, but does so in part by continuing long-running practices that essentially under-fund the MTA by millions of dollars each year.
March 3, 2023
