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Komanoff: MTA’s Three-Day Blitz on Toll Scofflaws is Not Nearly Enough

It’s awesome that a three-day sting nabbed 44 autos that had racked up $922,500 in unpaid bridge tolls and fines, but the agency needs to do more.

December 19, 2023

MTA: N.J. Slept Through the Entire Congestion Pricing Environmental Review

"New Jersey’s claim that it was deprived of adequate opportunities to consult on the project is revisionist history," the MTA's attorneys wrote.

December 19, 2023

New Year, New Opportunity to Pass ‘Sammy’s Law’

Reminder: last year, despite the support of Gov. Hochul, the state Senate, Mayor Adams and the City Council, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) refused to allow the lower house to vote on the bill.

December 18, 2023

Feds’ Proposed Impaired Driving Rule is a Bigger Deal Than You Think

But can in-car tech make it past the gauntlet of regulatory hurdles and culture wars ahead?

December 18, 2023

Comics Enraged After Brooklyn-Based Performer Dies in Tragic Crash

Comedians are calling out the dangers of cars and the need for better cycling infrastructure after one of their own was killed while biking in Brooklyn last week.

December 14, 2023

Raising the Regional Bar: Why the MTA 20-Year Needs Assessment Inevitably Falls Flat

The document fails to accomplish its stated mission of bringing the New York region into the 21st century — half-filling a supposedly bottomless transit cookie jar with mostly stale cookies.

December 12, 2023

Feds One Step Closer to Requiring Safety Standards for Lithium-ion Batteries

Safety standards are fine, but the responsibility for securing better power packs will still fall on the lowest-paid workers in our city.

December 11, 2023

Council Repeals Decade-Old Law that Stalled Bike Lane Installation

The City Council repealed a notorious. out-dated law that imposed lengthy delays on the city before it could break ground on new bike lanes.

December 7, 2023

The Explainer: What’s Next for Congestion Pricing?

Let's run through the major issues still looming over New York City's first-in-the-nation congestion toll.

December 4, 2023