The MTA Needs More Money. Will It Get It?
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"Cash-strapped" is not just a cute adjective that always precedes the noun "MTA." It's a harsh reality.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about LIRR
Meet Google Pigeon — A New App That Wants You to Help Others Get Around
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The app, "which uses crowdsourcing to provide real time transit data" serves all modes of public transportation in New York City, including busses, commuter rail and ferries.
Op-Ed: More Questions About Cuomo’s Belmont Boondoggle
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More and more advocacy groups are questioning an MTA deal that would construct a new LIRR rail platform near Belmont Park to serve a new arena for the New York Islanders. The latest is Reinvent Albany.
Op-Ed: Gov. Cuomo’s Plan for New LIRR Station for Islanders is a Boondoggle
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The state's plan for a new LIRR station at Belmont Park raises many questions, many of which are asked in this op-ed by a respected transit analyst.
Robert Caro Stands By His ‘Power Broker’ Sub-Title — And Here’s Why
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In 1974, he underscored his magnum opus as "Robert Moses and the Fall of New York." This week, Caro reiterated that New York has never recovered from the master builder's evil.
SUBURBAN REVOLT! Another County Heard from as Senate Dems Protest Congestion Pricing
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Why is Andrea Stewart-Cousins allowing the tyranny of suburban drivers over suffering city transit users?