Issues & Campaigns
Hired Actors, Paid Media: Big Tech Has Already Dumped $8M Into Hochul’s Car Insurance Ploy
Buckets of cash and ads with professional actors are boosting Uber and Hochul's cause.
Claire Valdez: In Congress, I Will Fight For Transit and Bike Lanes
One of three leading candidates to succeed Rep. Nydia Velazquez shares her vision for how members of Congress can improve transportation.
MTA Demands Albany Deal With Toll Evasion Already
A new analysis of toll evasion found that the amount of money owed by drivers who don't pay paper toll invoices has more than doubled since 2022, from $147 million in unpaid tolls to nearly $350 million.
Hochul’s Car Insurance Plan Blows Fraud Way Out Of Proportion: Stats
Gov. Hochul's proposal to lower car insurance premiums is built on suspected fraud. But a body of evidence reveals that there really is very little.
Memo to Mamdani: Make This Summer’s World Cup A Car-Free Paradise
Mayor Mamdani should bring the city's joyful, global football culture out onto the streets.
Thursday’s Headlines: Another Outlet Heard From Edition
We're not so full of ourselves that we can't praise other outlets. Plus other news.
Trump’s Funding Freeze Has Derailed Transit, Undermining Growth and Economic Opportunity For All Americans: Report
American cities used to have some of the longest per-capita rail networks in the world. Not anymore.
New MTA Accessibility Advisory Panel Guidelines Bar Members from ADA Lawsuits
Disability justice advocates the Advisory Committee for Transit Accessibility accused the MTA of marginalizing the panel, which ex-transit boss Andy Byford created in 2019.
UPDATE: State Lawmakers Cut Hochul’s Car Insurance Scheme From Their Budget
The Uber-backed plan to lower car insurance rates has drawn criticism from legal professionals, crash victim advocates and state pols who say the legislative changes would strip crash victims of rights.
Mamdani’s 14th Street Redesign: The Perfect Opportunity For BRT-Style Bus Stations
A "once-in-a-generation upgrade" to 14th Street offers Mayor Mamdani a chance to make New York City's streets "the envy of the world."
