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Groups Call on Hochul to Stop City’s ‘Predetermined’ Plan to Keep BQE
"The existing process will only lead to billions of city and state taxpayer dollars spent to simply preserve the failed and dangerous BQE with a Band-Aid," the groups said.
December 18, 2023
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
Unlike Mayor Adams, Gov. Hochul’s Support for Congestion Pricing Toll is Full-Throated
The governor said what needed to be said.
November 30, 2023
Hochul Vetoes Bill To Expand Eastern Queens Greenway
The bill passed the legislature unanimously, but the governor vetoed it, saying that it mandated a study that was not funded in the budget. Whatevs.
November 20, 2023
New York Doubles Down on Congestion Pricing After New Jersey Sues
No retreat, baby, no surrender!
July 21, 2023
With Fed OK in Hand, Hochul Goes Full-Speed Ahead on Congestion Pricing
Drivers stuck in congestion have an "incredible alternative," the governor said — "public transportation."
June 28, 2023
Brooklyn Electeds Demand State Embrace Park Over BQE Trench in Williamsburg
"We're calling on Gov. Hochul to be a co-applicant alongside the city for federal funding to finally deck the BQE," said Borough President Antonio Reynoso.
June 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
OPINION: New York Leaders Face A Crisis of Their Own Making After Killing of Jordan Neely
It’s been a year and four months since Mayor Adams stood alongside Gov. Hochul and pledged give people living on the subways “the services that they need.”
May 5, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: Albany Budget Watch Edition
A state budget deal is "very close," Gov. Hochul said. Plus other news.
April 26, 2023
