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U.S. DOT Sec. Sean Duffy Blackmails MTA to End Congestion Pricing
The other shoe has dropped ... and the new deadline is May 21 or Sean Duffy will take his money bag and go home.
April 21, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Early Trump Memos Undermine Sean Duffy’s Argument Against Congestion Pricing
The feds did not question New York State's approach to congestion pricing in the first Trump administration, memos show.
April 21, 2025
Free Buses Would Mean 12% Faster Rides And 20% More Riders: Study
Want faster buses? Make them free. The benefits will end up paying for themselves, says Charles Komanoff.
April 14, 2025
Hey, Sec. Duffy, DOGE Should Learn Cost-Saving from the MTA Not the Other Way Around
Sic DOGE on the MTA? Maybe Sean Duffy should reverse that — the MTA is spending money more wisely than in decades.
April 10, 2025
Feds Insist They’ll Find A Way To Enforce Fake 4/20 Congestion Pricing Deadline
"The U.S. DOT maintains the position that New York City should stop charging tolls by April 20," a federal lawyer said about the tolls that are not being charged by New York City.
April 9, 2025
U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy ‘Has No Idea’ of NYC in Subway Photo Op with Eric Adams
He's still spreading lies. But this time, he didn't let anyone know where he'd be so he could field questions from friendly reporters and face no pushback from a compliant Mayor Adams.
April 4, 2025
Thursday’s Headlines: Duffy ‘Whac-A-Mole’ Edition
The MTA goes to great lengths to correct Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's lies. Plus more news.
March 27, 2025
CAPITOL DISPATCH: Albany Has No Plan, the Feds are Fuming and Transit Riders Are Facing a True ‘Shithole’ If MTA Cash Isn’t Raised
The halls of the state capitol were filled with dread on Tuesday as neither Gov. Hochul nor legislative leaders have a plan to fill the yawning funding gap in the MTA's renovation and expansion plan — and the federal government is laughing on the sidelines.
March 26, 2025
Freeze Frame: Fixed Cameras Are Speeding Up Buses In And Out of Bus Lanes
The expansion of bus-mounted traffic enforcement cameras is yielding faster and safer trips for bus riders, the MTA said.
March 25, 2025
Albany Running Out of Options to Close MTA Funding Gap: Watchdog
Tighten the belt and give up the frills, the Citizens Budget Commission warned.
March 21, 2025
