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ANALYSIS: Gov. Hochul’s ‘Bi-Boro’ Train Line: How Will it Work?
If you read no other story about the plan, this is the one.
January 21, 2022
Gov. Hochul’s Executive Budget Takes Aim at Bus Lane Blockers, Toll Cheats
No free rides for drivers in the bus lane or the license plate defacers on the highways.
January 20, 2022
Mayor Adams Promises that Police on the Subway Will Ask, ‘How Was Your Day?’
"When is the last time you saw an officer walk through the train [and ask], 'How are you?' 'How was your day?'" the mayor said.
January 6, 2022
ALL ABOARD! Hochul Seeks Subway Between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights
The State of the State address included a plan to turn rail right-of-way into the Interborough Express between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights and intersecting with 17 subway lines and the LIRR.
January 5, 2022
Brooklyn Pol Pushes Bill to Require MTA’s OMNY to Serve Poorer Riders Now
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes wants the OMNY system to stop charging straphangers for fares once they've paid the same amount as a weekly or monthly pass — a well-established "unlimited ride" concept known as fare-capping.
October 28, 2021
Advocates Beg Gov. Hochul To Sign Bill Adding Cyclist Input To The MTA
Will she build a bridge to a better tomorrow?
October 21, 2021
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
