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Cuomo Wants to Pay Less for Transit While Riders Pay More
Andrew Cuomo is balancing the state's books on the backs of New York City straphangers. Under his draft budget, the MTA would receive $65 million less from the state’s general fund than it did in 2016, at the same time as riders chip in about $300 million more via the upcoming fare hike.
February 16, 2017
Cuomo Breaks Another Promise to Transit Riders
Five years ago, Cuomo promised to allocate $320 million annually to the MTA to make up for cutting one of the agency's dedicated revenue streams. At the time, advocates warned that Cuomo wouldn't keep his promise for long. They were right: This year the governor's draft budget calls for a $65 million cut to MTA funding.
February 14, 2017
Speed Cameras, Toll Reform, E-Bikes — Your 2017 Albany Watch List
There's plenty Albany lawmakers can do this year to improve transit and make streets safer.
February 6, 2017
Cuomo’s “Upstate” Uber Bill Could Flood NYC With Illegal Ride-Hail Traffic
Just as NYC is poised to get a better understanding of how the burgeoning ride-hail industry is affecting streets and traffic, Cuomo's Uber bill could deliver a major setback.
February 6, 2017
Richard Brown: Killing a Baby on a Sidewalk While Unlicensed Isn’t a Crime
Brown apparently decided a low-level misdemeanor charge was too severe for the death of 8-month-old Navraj Raju.
January 30, 2017
A Message to Cuomo: Good Subway Service Matters More Than Mega-Projects
Andrew Cuomo personally intervened to get the Second Avenue Subway running by January 1. But when it comes to the less flashy task of getting the whole subway system to run reliably, the governor is nowhere to be seen.
January 30, 2017
Cuomo Can Save Lives by Unshackling NYC’s Speed Camera Program
In addition to lifting the cap on cameras, Cuomo and state lawmakers should end arbitrary restrictions on location and hours of operation, which make the cameras less effective than they could be.
January 27, 2017
Cuomo MIA on MTA Funding as Straphangers Brace for Another Fare Hike
On fare hike day, straphangers should remember that Cuomo broke a promise that would have helped keep money in their pockets.
January 25, 2017
Cuomo’s Priorities: $2 Billion to Cram More Cars on the Van Wyck
While New Yorkers deal with slower buses and a subway system stretched to its limits, Andrew Cuomo is raring to spend $2 billion adding lanes to the Van Wyck. He says it will improve air quality, but that runs counter to everything we know about how highways work.
January 19, 2017
Cuomo Backpedals on Removing I-81 From Downtown Syracuse
Since it was built in the 1950s, the elevated highway has stifled downtown and separated it from Syracuse University. Removing it could be a transformative city-building project, but Cuomo is waffling.
January 18, 2017
