Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Tappan Zee Bridge

Governor Cuomo, seen in this file photo, slammed Senate Republicans in a press conference on the day that New York City's speed cameras are set to go dark. Photo: Governor’s Office/Flickr

Cuomo Cares More About the New Tappan Zee Bridge Than NYC Subways and Buses

By Ben Fried | Aug 24, 2017 | 22 Comments

The governor has spent most of his time in office consumed with building a huge double-span highway bridge, while New York's transit system slides into catastrophic disarray.

Cuomo to Spend Lion’s Share of NY Bank Settlement Windfall on Highways

By Stephen Miller | Jan 21, 2015 | 7 Comments

Here’s where Cuomo plans to spend settlement $$. Why not subways/buses? @grussian pic.twitter.com/n27LdWorWT — Josh Robin (@joshrobin) January 21, 2015 One of the looming questions as Governor Andrew Cuomo has unveiled his budget agenda over the past few days has been how he’ll divvy up the $5.4 billion windfall the state has reaped […]

EPA Rejects Cuomo’s Clean Water Money Grab for Highway Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Sep 16, 2014 | 17 Comments

This morning, the Environmental Protection Agency rejected the $510.9 million federal loan New York state had requested from a clean water program to pay for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project. Only $29 million worth of TZB work is eligible for clean water money, the EPA’s regional office ruled, averting a dangerous precedent that could have […]

State Panel OKs $255 Million Clean Water Raid for Tappan Zee Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2014 | 9 Comments

This afternoon, the Public Authorities Control Board signed off on a loan from the state’s clean water fund to help finance the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The board approved half of the $511 million loan that Governor Andrew Cuomo is seeking, but the administration called it “the first installment” of the loan, creating the expectation of […]

Two Men Can Stop Cuomo From Building a Highway With Clean Water Funds

By Stephen Miller | Jul 11, 2014 | 3 Comments

Two men — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senator John DeFrancisco — stand between Governor Andrew Cuomo and his plan to use the state’s clean water fund to finance construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The $511 million low-interest loan for the Tappan Zee (stated goal: “keep tolls on the new bridge as low as possible”) uses […]

Cuomo Panel Approves Clean Water Funds for Highway Bridge Construction

By Stephen Miller | Jun 26, 2014 | 10 Comments

Earlier today, the state Environmental Facilities Corporation unanimously approved a $511 million loan from the state’s federally-funded clean water program to the Tappan Zee Bridge construction project, using funds intended for clean water initiatives in New York City. In its press release, the board of Cuomo appointees said the loan, which will help the Thruway […]

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