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VICTORY: ‘Stop Super Speeders’ Act Included In Final Budget
Common-sense street safety legislation will make it into the state's spending plan.
May 7, 2026
Speaker Menin and 34 Council Members Tell Carl Heastie To Pass Hochul’s ‘Stop Super Speeder’ Plan
A City Council supermajority address legislative leaders, but it is the Assembly Speaker who is stalling action.
May 5, 2026
Senate Majority Leader Calls B.S. On Hochul’s Insurance Fraud Claims
Andrea Stewart-Cousins suggests that the rampant fraud referred to by the governor was a manufactured issue.
April 22, 2026
Non-Profits, City Officials Put Pressure On Lawmakers To OK Gov. Hochul’s ‘Stop Super Speeders’ Effort
The push is on to create a program to rein in the most reckless drivers in the state. Will Carl Heastie pass "Stop Super Speeders" in the budget?
April 20, 2026
Brooklyn, Manhattan DAs Back Hochul on ‘Stop Super Speeders’
Alvin Bragg and Eric Gonzalez are backing a budget proposal that would stop excessive speeders from endangering communities.
April 9, 2026
Lawmakers Want More Funding For Upstate Transit Than Hochul Is Offering
Some transit authorities are already cutting back as state assistance doesn’t meet the mark. And Hochul isn't coughing up the big bucks.
March 30, 2026
Mamdani Falls Short of Campaign Pledge to Expand Open Streets Funding Amid Budget Crunch
The mayor's proposed budget does not expand Open Streets — and raises lots of questions.
February 27, 2026
Gov. Hochul Just Says ‘Way-No’ to Driverless Cabs Across NYS
The governor made the shocking choice to reverse her budget proposal that allowed companies like Waymo to expand throughout the state.
February 20, 2026
Mamdani Budget Adds Staff, Cash For More Bus And Bike Projects
The mayor wants to fill a budget gap identified by fiscal watchdogs as a key roadblock to making buses faster and cycling safer.
February 18, 2026
Mamdani Pitches Free Buses (Cheap!) Plus Other Transportation Needs on ‘Tin Cup’ Day in Albany
The mayor gave his former colleagues in state government a glimpse of his thinking on transportation and city operations, and hopes they can send more cash his city's way.
February 12, 2026
