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Top New Jersey Congestion Pricing Foe Hasn’t Done His Homework
Josh Gottheimer "ran the numbers" to reveal the MTA will raise over $3 billion annually from congestion pricing — but his math is way off.
January 11, 2024
Lifting Street Vendor Permit Cap Could Raise $17M: Watchdog
More street vendors would mean more tax revenue for the city.
January 10, 2024
Upper West Side Meeting on Curb Space Management Turns Into Heated Dispute
Car owners turned out in droves in response to false rumors spread on the internet that DOT planned to eliminate every parking spot in the neighborhood.
January 9, 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Gov. Hochul Again Seeks to Let New York City Lower its Speed Limits
The legislation failed to get over the line last year despite the support of Mayor Adams.
January 9, 2024
MTA Boss: We’ll Win All Those Congestion Pricing Lawsuits
The UFT's anti-transit effort to kill congestion pricing on behalf of "like two dozen people" will hurt students most, Lieber said.
January 8, 2024
Can NYC Use Unpaid Tickets to Force Corporate Polluters to Electrify Fleets?
Companies that owe the city millions of dollars in unpaid idling violations may electrify their fleet to get out from under the debt in deals with the city.
January 8, 2024
Queens Pol Recovering From Broken Arm, Bruises After Driver Strikes Her in Crosswalk
The driver — who Gonzalez-Rojas said received a summons for failure to yield — was traveling slow enough to avoid a worse outcome, the pol said.
January 7, 2024
Plaza Near Brooklyn Bridge to Become Sports and Rec Space
Paddle ball and a dog run might be coming to the Brooklyn Bridge soon.
January 5, 2024
WALK THIS WAY: NYPD Removes Some Barricades on Park Row
Some barricades are gone from the Civic Center security theater, but many still remain. And it's just plain wrong, locals say.
January 3, 2024
Labor Gains: Delivery Workers Say New Minimum Wage Lets Them Ride Safely
“You don't have to risk your life to try to save two minutes anymore. You can ride safely and have a better chance of making it home at the end of the shift,” said Josh Wood, who mostly delivers for Uber.
January 3, 2024
