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Jun. 16, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The Federal Highway Administration's final approval for the MTA's now-shelved congestion pricing program gave plaudits to the tolling scheme which Gov. Kathy Hochul scuttled for the sake of easing economic costs to drivers. On the contrary, the approval decision on June 14 seemed to indicate that congestion pricing…
June 11, 2024 By Queens Post News team Dozens of transit advocates attended a rally at Lowery Plaza in Sunnyside to call on Governor Kathy Hochul to reverse her decision to pause congestion pricing indefinitely. Hochul announced the decision on Friday, citing New York City’s rising cost of living and anecdotally referencing conversations she had... Read more »
Jun. 8, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki What does the MTA do now without congestion pricing? The authority had counted on the Manhattan tolling program, which was to take effect on June 30, to provide a billion dollars a year in new revenue to fund $15 billion in anticipated transit improvements. There was "no Plan…
Jun. 7, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Governor Kathy Hochul surprised everyone on Wednesday when she announced that congestion pricing would be paused indefinitely. “Circumstances have changed and we must respond to the facts on the ground — not from the rhetoric from five years ago. So, after careful consideration, I have come to the difficult...
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June 6, 2024 By Gus Lambropoulos Over the past five years, we have heard countless and baseless arguments about why we should accept congestion pricing, and I have been dead set against it because it is nothing more than a cash grab on the backs of hard-working New Yorkers. When I first learned of this... Read more »
May. 13, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Nearly 100 advocates for government-funded child care programs marched to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Manhattan office on Monday to shed light on the lack of funding for such services in NYC.
May. 1, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Gov. Kathy Hochul rolled out the details Wednesday of a $40 million package filled with sweeping measures, including retail-focused anti-theft teams for police, to combat rising retail theft across the state. The legislation included in the recently-enacted state budget features more penalties for anyone who assaults retail workers,…
Apr. 29, 2024 By Council Member James F. Gennaro Negotiations regarding the New York State budget have just concluded a few days ago and a budget has passed after more than two weeks of delays. But while Gov. Kathy Hochul has proclaimed this year’s ‘bold agenda’ aims to make New York ‘safer,’ there hasn’t been...
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Apr. 22, 2024 By Anthony Medina The surge of smoke shops across New York City is likely to be coming to an end. A new initiative announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul last week would allow New York City and local municipalities across the State to shutter and padlock the raft of illegal cannabis stores that...
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Apr. 15, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday afternoon announced the “parameters of a concept agreement” for a $237 billion Fiscal Year 2025 state budget — two weeks past the spending plan’s April 1 deadline. But while Hochul said she, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie…