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Trump Can’t Legally Kill Congestion Pricing, But When Has That Ever Stopped Him?
New York's leaders can't take Donald Trump's threats to congestion pricing, and the constitutional order, lying down — but they might anyway.
February 11, 2025
Paradigm Shift: MTA Boss Says State Should Pony Up More For Capital Plans
"Every time the MTA capital program comes up, we treat it like, 'Oh my god, they need a bailout,'" the MTA CEO said, pointing out the absurdity.
February 7, 2025
The Explainer: What To Know About The MTA’s New Congestion Pricing-Backed Debt
You asked for it, you got it: a 2,000-word explainer on municipal bond sales.
February 5, 2025
Kirsten Gillibrand Trots Out Bogus FDNY ‘Toxins’ in Quest to Weaken Congestion Pricing
Gillibrand's solution to potential toxins in the subway is more automobile toxins in the air.
February 4, 2025
Eyes On The Street: Henry Hudson Bridge Gets A Bike Lane — Now Connect It To The Network!
The fresh path should be a clarion call for better bike infrastructure uptown and in the West Bronx.
February 3, 2025
The Dream of All-Door Bus Boarding is Victim to MTA’s Fare Evasion Fears
"I'll take my lumps on the back door," MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber said about his continued unwillingness to let bus riders pay in the front or back of the bus.
January 30, 2025
‘Fantasy’ Tabloid: MTA Slams ‘Egregious and Misleading’ Post Story — But Then Admits Rise In Toll Evasion
The MTA lost $240 million to un-billed and unpaid tolls in 2023 — a big number, but not as big as a "particularly egregious and misleading" story in The Post claimed, officials said.
January 27, 2025
Congestion Pricing Update: Fewer Than 500K Vehicles A Day Are Entering the Central Business District
Who are you going to believe — the MTA's new daily updated data or, to paraphrase Chico Marx, your own truth-tellin' eyes?
January 27, 2025
Budget or Budge It? Gov. Hochul Continues Dawdling on the MTA Capital Plan
Gov. Hochul kicked off the state's budget process on Tuesday by doing exactly the opposite of what you do when you make a budget.
January 22, 2025
BLUNDER ROAD: Garden State has Spent $1M in Failed Bid to Block Congestion Pricing
Jersey pols have spent big and talked big on their anti-congestion pricing efforts as their own transit agency has fallen into disrepair.
January 17, 2025
