Dave Colon
The $68B Answer: The Next MTA Capital Plan Focuses On The Nitty Gritty
No glitz, no glamour — just what needs to get done. Plus a tiny amount to get the Interborough Express started.
Hamstrung! Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’ Screws Over the Next MTA Capital Plan: Report
Gov. Hochul’s congestion pricing pause will eat into the MTA’s execution of its next capital plan and push the start of work on that plan back by years, a new report argues.
Swiss Miss: MTA Claims Neutrality in Pro-Congestion Pricing Lawsuits
The MTA is sitting out the latest lawsuits aimed at restoring congestion pricing, according to an agency court filing.
Comptroller: Thanks to Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause,’ MTA Needs Up to $107B For Repairs
The gridlock governor is saddling the MTA with over $100 billion in capital needs, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says.
Wow, The Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Is Really Happening
DOT will begin installing the long-awaited protected bike lane in Bedford-Stuyvesant in the next few weeks, officials said.
Hochul To Congestion Pricing Supporters: You Can’t Sue Me For Something I Haven’t ‘Done’
Hochul hopes her non-committal congestion pricing "pause" can shield her from state law requiring its implementation, according to recent court filings.
Self-Proclaimed Bus Lane Champion Gale Brewer Tries To Tank Bus Lane
The former Manhattan borough president cynically cited her past support for bus priority streets at a rally to cut two blocks out of a badly needed bus lane project.
They Want YOU: Massive Protest for Subway Elevators on Sept. 8
Advocates will canvass the city on Sept. 8 to call attention to the subway accessibility impacts of Gov. Hochul's decision to nix congestion pricing.
State Legislators Say They Never Gave Hochul the Power to Pause Congestion Pricing
If the state legislature wanted to give Gov. Hochul power to "pause" congestion pricing, they would have written it into the law, a group of current and former state lawmakers said.
FOIL’D: MTA Leadership Assailed DOT for Failing to Boost Fordham Road Bus Speeds
Mayor Adams's strategy of new paint and "enhanced enforcement" resulted in a puny 2-to-4 percent improvement to Fordham Road bus speeds, according to MTA data.
