Legislators and transit riders alike unveiled a series of legislation in both the state Assembly and Senate that would cap the subway fare at $2.75, make the MTA free and improve subway headways. The package of eight bills will be deliberated and sponsors are hopeful it will pass in the […]
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Cuomo, de Blasio congestion pricing plan would generate revenue for MTA
A ten-point plan to fix the Metropolitan Transportation Authority includes new tolls on cars entering lower Manhattan as a way to generate much-needed funding for the city’s trains, buses and subways. Announced Monday, the congestion pricing plan developed jointly by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de […]
NYC Taxi drivers protest in Albany
Earlier this month, New York City taxi cab drivers protested at the Capitol in opposition of the congestion surcharge placed on yellow and green cabs by the state. The congestion surcharge would add an extra $2.50 on every trip for yellow cabs and an extra $2.75 for green cabs. Protests […]
Abinanti, Carlucci demand release of DOT study on railroad crossing safety
Three years after a horrific train accident killed six people in Westchester County, legislators are demanding the state Department of Transportation release an overdue study required by a law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo regarding safe railroad crossings across New York. Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, D-Greenburgh, and Sen. David Carlucci, D-Clarkstown, […]
Governor Cuomo signs ‘Noah’s Ark’ bill
Pets will now be allowed to board New York City public transportation in the wake of a natural disaster. On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that sympathizes with evacuating pet owners and instructs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to permit animals on board buses, trains and subways […]
Letter to the Editor: There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch, or a free bridge
TANSTAFL — “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch,” or in this case, construction of a bridge. At the end of the day, someone has to pay. A Citizens Budget Commission report projecting that tolls on the new Tappan Zee Bridge will likely increase from $5.00 to $10.50 […]
NYC voters prefer millionaire’s tax over congestion pricing as a way to fund public transit
By a solid 64-to-21 percent, registered New York City voters say they prefer a millionaires’ tax instead of a form of congestion pricing as the best way to raise money for mass transit, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. The poll numbers come just days after a panel was […]
Opinion: MTA and its riders can’t afford to wait
To the editor: While New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo continue to fight over who is responsible for management of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and how much each should contribute for funding the current $32 billion 2015-2019 Five Year Capital Plan, Washington […]