Oct. 23, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The number of people traveling in and out of New York City by car is higher than ever before, even as mass transit ridership continues to lag behind levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report on MTA finances from State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli revealed. Crossings on…
Nov. 9, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Queens political fixture Alan Hevesi, who served two decades in the Assembly and as city and state comptroller before resigning over a corruption scandal, died Thursday in his Nassau County home at age 83. “Alan passed away peacefully surrounded by his children and loved ones after a prolonged…