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Tuesday’s Headlines: Wherefore Art Thou, Gov. Hochul Edition

The big story yesterday was the fact that MTA headquarters is a skyscraper completely surrounded by a lapping sea of red ink. Plus other news.

By Gersh Kuntzman

12:05 AM EDT on July 30, 2024

Tuesday’s Headlines: Wherefore Art Thou, Gov. Hochul Edition

This is the world we live in.

As far as I’m concerned, the big story yesterday was the fact that MTA headquarters on Lower Broadway is a skyscraper completely surrounded by a lapping sea of red ink.

Obviously, Streetsblog got right into the fray, with Dave Colon reporting the news to Gov. Hochul that her decision to cancel congestion pricing has had the kind of ripple effect like that time you threw that broken refrigerator (hmm, how did it break in the first place?) into the lake at your friends’ friend’s parents’ vacation house (sure you were only there for one night, but still…).

Gothamist also had a take, albeit with fewer college memories.

Throwback Tuesday: What if these are the “good old days” for the subway.

Oh, and by the way, congestion pricing was supposed to start exactly one month ago. How’s that going?

In other news from a surprisingly slow day:

Finally, The NY Times’s “Street Wars” column defended the rights of pedestrians to walk without being smushed.
So much for that free bus pilot. (NYDN, amNY)
Hey, Mayor Adams, your high tech corruption is showing. (Hell Gate)
Whaddya know? The Post followed our rat pack story.
OMG some car drivers are such assholes. (NY Post)

Gersh Kuntzman

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He's also the writer and producer of "Murder at the Food Coop," which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is archived here.

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