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Feds Boost Foundering LaGuardia AirTrain
The broke Port Authority is "pleased' with the FAA's draft environmental-impact statement.
August 21, 2020
Mayor to Trump: Keep Your Troops Off Our Streets
"We do not consent. We object," he wrote.
July 22, 2020
Congestion Pricing May Not Go Anywhere Unless Biden Wins, Mayor Says
Doomsday, meet Election Day.
July 14, 2020
INFILTRATED! Staten Island Anti-Camera Facebook Group Celebrates Speeders, Trump
The Facebook group that serves as the voice of the Yellow Ribbon Vigilante Movement on Staten Island is dominated by unrepentant violent Trumpist lawbreakers.
March 4, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: Gov. Cuomo Comes Up Short Edition
The local papers took great pains to avoid blaming Gov. Cuomo for the slow-rolling debacle that will likely lead to the Trump administration to delay and perhaps kill congestion pricing. Plus the other news.
February 21, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Presidents Day Edition
It's Presidents Day, so let's think about our one-term presidents. Plus all the other weekend headlines.
February 17, 2020
Have No Fear, Trump Won’t Kill Congestion Pricing (Experts Hope!)
But you have to wonder if congestion pricing is hanging on the whim of the Tweeter in Chief.
February 11, 2020
Trump Administration Withholding $1.4 Billion in Transit Funds Authorized by Congress
The money is ready and waiting. Yet only one transit project has received funding this fiscal year, putting more than a dozen others in jeopardy.
August 13, 2018
Will Democrats Fall for Trump’s Fake Infrastructure Plan?
Democrats in the Senate have a lot of leverage in this process. But if party leaders don't even try to drive a hard bargain, their constituents will lose.
January 10, 2018
In Case There Was Any Doubt, Trump’s Infrastructure “Plan” Going Nowhere
The fact that any momentum for Trump's infrastructure plan has completely dissipated is good news for cities and the climate. All signs were pointing to a sprawl-inducing disaster.
August 18, 2017