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Masters of Deflection: Congestion Pricing Foes Stoke Fear of Subway Crime
Opponents of congestion pricing are trying to claim the tolling scheme unfairly forces New Yorkers onto a dangerous subway system, but it's more complicated.
January 14, 2025
‘We’ve Done An Amazing Job Building Bus Lanes,’ Says Mayor Who Keeps Killing Bus Lanes
It must be Opposite Day in Albany as Mayor Adams said something that is literally counter to the facts.
February 6, 2024
Fed Up Bronxites Tell Mayor To Forget About Bus Ride Invitation After Fordham Road ‘Betrayal’
"I really would think that our mayor would be a little bit more active and speak with us, because he hasn't really made any time with riders. We're not the enemy. We just want better bus service."
September 29, 2023
Un-Fare: Council Members Demand More Funding for Fair Fares
A majority of the City Council is demanding that the Adams administration add funding to the Fair Fares program so that more people below the federal poverty limit can qualify.
June 27, 2023
Six-Minute Transit Headways Would Increase Ridership 15%: Expert
The six-minute headways campaign is a good one — and our expert hopes more people in the region take notice and push for it until the state implements it in full.
October 7, 2022
Pols and Advocates to Mayor: Put More Money Into the Streets Master Plan
There's impatience in the air.
April 22, 2022
THE DE BLASIO LEGACY: Eight Years of Vision Zero Ends with More Cars and More Death
Car ownership under this mayor has been steadily rising since his very first days in office. And on Monday, he claimed that's not part of his legacy.
December 28, 2021
After Cuomo: What the MTA Should Immediately Do Once Andrew is Gone
Andrew Cuomo — the governor who never saw an MTA budget he didn't want to raid or a splashy but expensive project he didn't want to push — will soon be gone. So what kind of governor should Kathy Hochul be?
August 10, 2021
THE BRUUUUCE EXCUSE: Jersey Pol Cites Springsteen as a Reason to Oppose Congestion Pricing
"Springsteen's on Broadway, so everyone in New Jersey is going to Broadway and people [are] having a lot of trouble now for the first time really getting in and out of the city," Rep. Mikie Sherrill.
July 1, 2021
State Comptroller Dashboard Shows Who Has Been Riding The Subway
The tool shows that that nine out of 10 neighborhoods that had the highest subway ridership in February, 2021 are in Queens or the Bronx.
March 19, 2021