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Don’t Believe the Hype: NJ Turnpike Widening Still Happening
Gov. Murphy's late revision will just move the problem around, advocates say.
December 23, 2025
Highway Boondoggle: State DOT Already Planning Another Piece of Cross Bronx Expansion Project
The New York State Department of Transportation, which is already widening the Cross Bronx Expressway by building a service road over a park in the south Bronx, is now planning a second piece of the "Orwellian" project.
September 24, 2024
Boondoggle: State And Feds Are Dumping Yet Another Giant Highway on The Bronx
In case you couldn't be more angry at Gov. Hochul, now she wants to build a new highway through the Bronx, whose very history is one of awful highways.
August 15, 2024
Gov. Hochul’s Penn Station Tax Giveaway Makes Less Sense Than Ever
Emails show collaboration between the state's economic development agency and a real estate firm headed by a major donor to Gov. Hochul. Will taxpayers be holding the bag (again)?
March 6, 2023
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
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
