Benjamin Kabak

Recent Posts

Andrew Cuomo, demonstrating his power over the MTA. File photo: Dave Colon

OPINION: Andrew Cuomo Wanted to Be Robert Moses (And That Was Terrible)

By Benjamin Kabak | Aug 24, 2021 | No Comments

Which Robert Moses was Andrew Cuomo? The master builder ... or the one everyone ultimately just wanted to see leave? We believe the latter.

Those were the days. Council Speaker Corey Johnson and advocates celebrated the adoption of Fair Fares in 2018. The budget adopted last week cuts the popular program drastically. Photo: John McCarten/NYC Council

Opinion: De Blasio’s Unbalanced Budget

By Benjamin Kabak | Jul 9, 2020 | No Comments

Cuts to worthy transportation programs — while sparing the bloated NYC Ferry — make a mockery of the mayor's stated goal of uniting the "Two New Yorks."

A rendering shows what the AirTrain station would look like at Willets Point. Image: AbetterwaytoLGA.com

This post is supported by

Op-Ed Round 2: Kabak Rebuts Port Authority Chief’s Pro LaGuardia AirTrain Piece

By Benjamin Kabak | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

Round two of our "Blood Sport at the Airport"!

Op-Ed: Stop the Runaway LaGuardia AirTrain

By Benjamin Kabak | Jan 3, 2020 | No Comments

New York should pull the plug on this $2-billion boondoggle. But the governor wants it, so it is hurtling ahead.