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Hochul Vetoes Bill Mandating Two Operators on Most Subway Trains
The veto from Hochul came over the concerns of organized labor who saw the legislation as a way to make subway travel safer.
December 19, 2025
Hochul Vetoed Controversial Bill Mandating Two Operators on Most Subway Trains
The veto from Hochul came over the concerns of organized labor who saw the legislation as a way to make subway travel safer.
December 19, 2025
Mamdani’s Free Buses Plan Faces ‘Uphill Battle’ in Albany
The fight over free buses could be an early barometer of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Hochul's ability to compromise.
December 16, 2025
Mamdani’s Free Buses Plan Faces ‘Uphill Battle’ in Albany
The fight over free buses could be an early barometer of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Hochul's ability to compromise.
December 16, 2025
How Much Will New Yorkers Pay For Trump’s Penn Station Redevelopment Scheme?
New Yorkers could wind up paying twice for the new Penn Station: once when Amtrak comes asking for money and then when a private developer makes their money back from the project.
December 9, 2025
Watchdog Group Wants Hochul to Veto Bus Lane Parking Mulligan
Reinvent Albany thinks a carve-out for bus lane parkers in Co-op gives rule-breaking motorists a free pass.
December 5, 2025
Upstate Transit Agencies are Starving As State Slows Funding
Advocates are hoping for better luck next year as local transit authorities warn of service reductions, and the funding ask may have an ingenious solution.
November 20, 2025
Gov. Hochul Vague on Free Bus Plans As Her Open Budget Salvo Nears
Hochul has said she would neither support a plan that would deprive the MTA of a key revenue stream — fares — nor would she raise taxes to make up for the missing swipes.
November 18, 2025
A Crucial Course Correction Shows the MTA is Thinking Big For the IBX
Gov. Hochul and the MTA’s decision to route the proposed new transit line under a cemetery means faster, better service.
August 11, 2025
Hochul Signs Speed Camera Reauthorization, Enforcement Continues Through 2030
Stating a clear fact that scores of state legislators reject, Hochul said, "Speed cameras save lives and keep New Yorkers safe."
June 30, 2025
