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Brian Ketcham, Automotive Engineer Who Subverted Car Culture, 85

New York has lost a giant: A fighter against pollution, for justice and for congestion pricing.

August 22, 2024

Federal Judge Sets Aside a Key Congestion Pricing Lawsuit

Gov. Hochul's rationale for killing congestion pricing took another blow on Thursday as a federal judge dismissed one of the major lawsuits against it.

June 21, 2024

National Green Groups Condemn Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’

Had New York engaged congestion pricing, the state would have "played a nation-leading role." Alas.

June 18, 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 23, 2024

City: BQE Must Be Rebuilt to Last a Century … To Prevent More Pollution

Paging Mr. Orwell: Doubling down on the Robert Moses highway is actually good for neighborhoods nearby, the city claims.

March 21, 2024

Opinion: The Bronx Had Air Quality Issues Long Before Congestion Pricing

The MTA forecasts additional trucks traffic on the Cross Bronx Expressway — but the solutions to the Bronx's air quality challenges lie elsewhere.

March 5, 2024

City Spends $350K on Failed Bid to Fix Traffic From Red Hook’s Cruise Ships

And the ships still bring traffic havoc to the neighborhood.

February 16, 2024

Monday’s Headlines: MLK in Current Events Edition

Politicians will spend today at various events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. But none will honor him as we think is most fitting ... with these MLK-themed headlines.

January 15, 2024