Hiram Monserrate
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The State Senate’s MTA Financing Plan Doesn’t Add Up
Here's one little problem with the Kruger, Diaz, Espada, Monserrate MTA financing plan: They got the math wrong.
March 17, 2009
Caption Contest: Re-name This Foursome
Hat tip to Liz Benjamin at the Daily Politics for this snapshot of four state senators who’ve helped concoct a stopgap, toll-less MTA funding plan that does nothing to address the imminent decline of New York’s transit system. Lest they be accused of completely shortchanging the future, they say maintenance and expansion can be taken … Continued
March 17, 2009
Blame Game Continues: Smith Swipes at MTA, Monserrate Goes Anti-Toll
There's MTA rescue news today from the State Senate, and none of it good.
March 12, 2009
Will Pro-Pricing Council Members Suffer for Their Votes?
Should City Council members who voted for congestion pricing fear for their political futures? According to a story in today's Daily News, some do.
April 10, 2008
Council Member Addresses Stadium Parking Fee Crisis
As City Council Member Jessica Lappin trains her sights on businesses that employ bike delivery workers, her colleague from Queens, Hiram Monserrate, has vowed to take on another pressing issue: making it cheaper for people to drive to sports stadiums.
October 12, 2007
No Love for One-Way Proposal in Jackson Heights
Congestion in Jackson Heights: The DOT needs some new ideas
June 29, 2007