Monday Headlines: Cry Me A River Edition
In the Hudson Valley, a benevolently vengeful advocacy group, Save The Ferry, is hoping to put together an alliance of public sector and business development interests that can fund a pilot weekend ferry service across the Hudson River.
The goal: To convince the MTA that washing their hands of the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry and replacing it with shuttle buses was a mistake, and one that could and should be rectified.
The ferry would launch in August, depending on the speed at which funding is secured. Aside from money, there is already an interest in the service that goes beyond reaching Metro North’s Beacon Station.
Read more about the group’s plans here.
Elsewhere in the Empire State:
- What is state Sen. Jeremy Zellner going to do for a job next year after voters gave him the boot? (The Investigative Post)
- Owning a car in Rochester can get pricey. (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle)
- Anthony Constantino’s odds of making it to Congress improved dramatically after his Republican primary foe, Assembly Member Robert Smullen (R-Meco), said he wouldn’t seek a third-party run in the 21st Congressional District. (State of Politics)
- The sticker tycoon has since consolidated support among the GOP. (The Times Union)
- When communities ask for bus infrastructure, they don’t mean ICE detainee buses. Border Patrol agents in Newburgh didn’t get the memo as they scouted new property. (WAMC)
- The Rhinecliff Amtrak station’s elevator was out heading into the July 4th holiday. (Red Hook Daily Catch)
- State troopers cracked down on impaired drivers this weekend. (Hudson Valley One)
- An $18 million improvement project for state Route 17 between Parksville and Liberty is underway. (Mid Hudson News)
- Dutchess County is seeking input on its impending transportation plan. (Mid Hudson News)
- Cold Spring pedestrian crossings are getting an upgrade. (Mid Hudson News)
- MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber celebrated an expansion of mass transit subsidies for lower-income New York City residents in a recent op-ed. (amNY)
- Overall subway crime is down, but individual boroughs of New York City have seen small increases in incidents. (The New York Post)
- Is Andy Byford, also known as “Train Daddy,” the right man to fix Penn Station? (Gothamist)
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx) are coordinating on endorsements. (Politico New York)
- Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman hopes he can improve where former Rep. Lee Zeldin made gains in his gubernatorial run against Gov. Hochul. (Newsday)
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