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Make 'em pay, says Bobby Carroll. Photo by Gersh Kuntzman.

Brooklyn Pol: Let’s Charge $3 Per Amazon Package — And Other Ways to Raise MTA Cash

By Streetsblog | Feb 5, 2019 | 40 Comments

Brooklyn Assembly Member Robert Carroll launched a drone attack on Amazon and other online retailers on Monday, announcing a proposal to levy a $3-per-package fee on deliveries. But wait...there's more!

Gov. Cuomo. Photo: Governor’s Office/Flickr

OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Is Talking Crazy About Congestion Pricing — But He May Be Crazy Like a Fox

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 29, 2019 | 13 Comments

Gov. Cuomo said the wrong thing about transit on Wednesday — but he said it for the right reason. In a chat with Brian Lehrer on WNYC, the governor suggested that congestion pricing must pass so that the MTA would not need to raise transit fares to cover an annual operating budget shortfall this year. […]

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit

Brooklyn Pol: Let’s Charge $3 Per Amazon Package — And Other Ways to Raise MTA Cash

OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Is Talking Crazy About Congestion Pricing — But He May Be Crazy Like a Fox

Report: Only Eight Percent of Rush-Hour Subway Commutes Had No Delays in 2018

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mr. Mayor, Commit Now to Retaining L-Train Improvements

MTA Board Member on Cuomo’s L-Train Bombshell: It’s Been a ‘Wild’ Ride

Lousy Commutes? Transit Advocates Throw the Book at Andrew Cuomo!