Tag: low income communities

Gardiner Foundation Encourages Staten Island Students Enrolled At CSI, Other CUNY Schools, To Apply For NYU College Of Arts & Sciences Transfer Scholarship To Continue Studies
Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Offers Scholarships for Students Transferring to NYU’s College of Arts &…

Staten Island, Port Richmond Residents Weigh In On Congestion Pricing Effects Thus Far In First Week
Editor’s note: See our previous coverage of this new below-60th Street toll for vehicles in…

Six Staten Island Buses (4 Of Them SIMS) To Receive Service Enhancements, Improvements In Scheduling: Governor Hochul
Service Enhancements Planned for 24 MTA Bus Routes in NYC Editor’s note: Staten Islander recently…

Congestion Pricing: What Staten Islanders, NYC Residents Need To Know
Congestion Pricing: What Staten Islanders, NYC Residents Need To Know Editor’s note: Readers learned more…

New Jersey Federal Judge Also Refuses Injunction – Congestion Pricing In Effect Yesterday
Malliotakis on Congestion Pricing: “We will continue to relentlessly fight this unfair tax on commuters”…

Congestion Pricing Unpaused, Judge Refuses To Grant Injunction, New Tolling Goes Into Effect January
Congestion Pricing Unpaused, Judge Refuses To Grant Injunction, New Tolling Goes Into Effect January Editor’s…

With Election Over, BP Fossella, Rep. Malliotakis, Bipartisan Group Of Elected Officials Make Statements on Potential Revival Of Congestion Pricing
With Election Over, BP Fossella, Rep. Malliotakis, Bipartisan Group Of Elected Officials Make Statements on…

One Plus In Favor Of Speed Cameras: Police Officers Stop More Black Drivers – While Cameras Are Unbiased, Ticket Everyone Regardless Of Race, Class
Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago…

Planned MTA Express Bus Service Reductions Would Devastate Local Residents’ Commute To Manhattan
A Joint Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, District Attorney Michael McMahon,…

MTA Board Member Suggests Staten Islanders Should Be Punished For Pushing Back Against Congestion Pricing By Withholding New Train Cars For SIRT: Asm. Pirozzolo, Other Local Politicians Respond
Asm. Pirozzolo, other Staten Island elected officials demand that Governor Hochul relieve MTA Board Member…

Automated Enforcement On BQE Has Led To 64% Reduction In Overweight Trucks
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT HAS LED TO 64 PERCENT REDUCTION IN OVERWEIGHT TRUCKS ALONG BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY…

Federal Pell Grant No Longer Pays Anyone’s College Tuition: Legislation Introduced To Increase, Expand Grant Amount
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO DOUBLE PELL GRANT, MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING FAMILIES Editor’s…

Congestion Pricing: Legislation Can Kill This Plan Completely – But Lawsuits, Other Means Still In Works
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on the Indefinite Postponement of MTA’s Congestion Pricing…

Congestion Pricing Indefinitely Suspended By Gov. Hochul: Asm. Pirozzolo Concerned This Is Only For Election Reasons, ‘Indefinite’ Is Neither Defined Nor Necessarily ‘Permanent’
Victory for Staten Island: Governor Hochul Pauses Congestion Pricing, But Our Fight Continues A Statement…

Congestion Pricing Halted Indefinitely! Attention Fellow New Yorkers – Gov. Hochul Pauses MTA Cash Grab AKA “Congestion Pricing”
Malliotakis Urged NYC Commuters to Keep Up Pressure on Congestion Pricing Hochul considering delaying program…

NYC DOT, NYPD Remind New Yorkers Not To Drive Impaired During Memorial Day Weekend – Police Will Be Looking For Reckless Motorists
Vision Zero: NYC DOT and NYPD Remind New Yorkers to Not Drive IMPAIRED During Holiday…

Planned Bus Priority With Improved Bus Lanes, Busways To Assist Commuters Navigating To Manhattan’s Soon-To-Be-Tolled Central Business District
CONNECTING THE CORE: ADAMS ADMINISTRATION DETAILS AMBITIOUS EFFORTS TO HELP NEW YORKERS ACCESS MANHATTAN’S CENTRAL…

New Legislation Introduced In House To Kill NYC’s Congestion Pricing Scheme – Expected To Generate Revenue, Harm Working NYers With Excessive Tolls
Malliotakis, Gottheimer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Kill New York City’s Congestion Pricing Program Editor’s note:…

Student Loan Forgiveness: Everyone Knows Someone Affected, Even If You Aren’t Aware Of It – New Legislation Seeks To Make Permanent Executive Order Changes
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT HISTORIC STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF; URGES BORROWERS TO APPLY FOR…

Slower Ambulance, Fire, Police Response Likely To Result From Congestion Pricing Scheme
A Joint Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis, Senator Andrew Lanza, Senator…

Congestion Pricing Update: NAACP, Local Churches Join Lawsuit Spearheaded by Staten Island Politicians
BP Fossella, UFT President Mulgrew, Local Elected Officials to Welcome Staten Island NAACP, Local Churches…

NYC DOT, Families Of Victims Of Red Light Runners Push For Renewal, Expansion Of City’s Red Light Camera (Automated Enforcement) Program
NYC DOT JOINS FAMILIES OF VICTIMS KILLED BY RED-LIGHT RUNNER TO PUSH FOR RENEWAL AND…

Staten Island Elected Officials Release Statistics Showing Congestion Pricing Will Negatively Affect Low Income Communities Here While Benefiting Wealthy Manhattan Neighborhoods
BP Fossella, Councilmember Hanks, Congresswoman Malliotakis and Other Electeds to Release Statistics Showing Congestion Pricing…

NYC Falls To 36th On Top 50 List Of Highest STD Rates Nationwide – Well Behind Philadelphia, Memphis, San Francisco Across Nation
These U.S. Cities Have the Highest STD Rates Our research team pes deep into the…

NYC DOT Declares 24/7 Speed Camera Operation Successful In Reducing Speeding, Injuries, Fatalities – Pols Call For Expansion Of Program
SPEEDING, INJURIES, AND TRAFFIC FATALITIES DECLINED IN AREAS WITH SPEED CAMERAS DURING FIRST YEAR OF…

Alabama Is Not First State To Defy Supreme Court Ruling: 3 Reads On Why That Matters, How It Affects Public Perception Of Legitimate Authority
Alabama is not the first state to defy a Supreme Court ruling: 3 essential reads…

SCOTUS Justices Have Taken Undisclosed Gifts, Including Trips To Alaska, From Wealthy Businessmen Who Then Come Before Supreme Court Asking For Intervention – Without Recusal
Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before…

CATO Institute Scholars Respond To SCOTUS Decision On Student Loan Forgiveness, Applauding Court’s Decision To Require Congressional Intervention For Borrowers
Cato Scholars React to Supreme Court Student Loan Decision Today the Supreme Court issued a…

Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program Challenged In Supreme Court, Program Which Would Help Millions Of Americans In Jeopardy
Student debt cancellation program in jeopardy as Supreme Court justices hear arguments The estimated cost of…

Ethics Of Student Loan Debt Cancellation: Ethics, Moral Hazard, Or Fairness Issue?
Editor’s note: This piece mentions several state programs for free college tuition, but there are…

Hundreds March In 25 States With Poor People’s Campaign: National Call For Revival
If we ever needed to vote, we sure do need to vote now! Hundreds march…

Commentary: DOT Extend Speed Cameras To 24/7 Operation, But Is There Evidence?
A brief commentary on NYC DOT Commissioner’s statements: While the DOT points to their “proven…