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The subways remain vulnerable to routine weather events setting off enormous disruptions, while the governor touts bells and whistles like underground internet connectivity.

A bill that Governor Cuomo wants to enact in a special session presents a perfect opportunity to refine how New York regulates for-hire vehicles, but leaked details suggest the administration is about to let it go to waste.

Ydanis Rodriguez and other Upper Manhattan electeds joined friends and family of Jean Paul Guerrero yesterday to urge lawmakers to reform state law that incentivizes deadly hit-and-run crashes.

Over the last few years, advocates have called for standardized practices from DMV to suspend or revoke the licenses of drivers whose recklessness behind the wheel leads to serious injury or death. But a review of recent hearings after fatal crashes reveals no apparent rhyme or reason to the penalties for deadly driving meted out by DMV.

Andrew Cuomo and Chuck Schumer must refrain from making any overtures unless and until Trump conclusively renounces, with complete and utter finality, the racist, anti-democratic platform that he campaigned on.

As painful as it is to deal with the reality of a Donald Trump presidency, if you think highways and sprawl are a terrible mistake, the time to mobilize is now.

A few races are still too close to call, but it looks as though Republicans will maintain control of the State Senate next year, likely preserving an alliance with the growing Independent Democratic Conference.

District Attorney Darcel Clark filed manslaughter and homicide charges against a motorist who fatally struck three people, including a child, on a Bronx sidewalk last year.

"You have to have a mass transit system that people want to use," Governor Cuomo asserted at a transportation-themed press event today. At least he got that much right.