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Wednesday’s Headlines: Now Come the Lawsuits Edition
Comptroller Brad Lander and a band of legal eagles will announce a lawsuit today to save congestion pricing. Plus other news (including Joey Chestnut!).
June 12, 2024
Komanoff: Actually, Small Businesses Stand to Benefit from Congestion Pricing
There may be no more pernicious fabulation than that small businesses in the congestion zone will suffer when fewer motorists drive in. Let's debunk.
June 11, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines: ‘Shrinking’ the MTA Budget is Class War Edition
Congestion pricing was still the main topic of the day, thanks to a stunning press conference by MTA CEO Janno Lieber at which we learned a few things:
June 11, 2024
Cycle of Rage: Hochul’s ‘Diner Diplomacy’ is the Worst Kind of Lie
I'll have the plutocratic populism with a side of fries.
June 9, 2024
Wider Crosstown Bike Lanes Coming on 2 Midtown Strips
It's the latest effort to take advantage of the predicted reduction in vehicle traffic from congestion pricing and increase cycling.
June 3, 2024
Monday’s Headlines: More Weird Coverage from the Times Edition
Another day, another chance to point out flaws in the Times's coverage of congestion pricing. Plus other news.
June 3, 2024
Red Hook Push for Bus to Manhattan Grows as MTA Eyes ‘Options’
Red Hook residents want a direct bus to Manhattan now!
May 31, 2024
Freed: Maybe Charles Komanoff is Worried That I’m Right on Congestion Pricing
The former City Council member says she doesn't oppose congestion pricing but merely that "a plan this monumental, far-reaching and complicated, that will affect 20 million-plus individuals, requires a full environmental review."
May 22, 2024
Komanoff: William (Vickrey), It Was Really Nothing
Former City Council Member Kathryn Freed once said "traffic is killing us in Lower Manhattan." Now, she sues to stop Nobel-Prize-winning economist William Vickrey's congestion pricing idea.
May 20, 2024
DOT Proposes Bus Lanes To Speed Up Crosstown Transit In Upper Manhattan
Bus lanes are coming to 96th Street as part of a handful of last minute transit and streetscape changes for congestion pricing.
May 17, 2024
