Malliotakis & Ferry Caucus Co-Chairs Introduce Bipartisan FERRIES Act
Malliotakis & Ferry Caucus Co-Chairs Introduce Bipartisan FERRIES Act Editor’s note: Our most recent story…
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For Staten Island’s Rep., Congestion Pricing Fight Is Not Over: MTA CEO Weighs In On Court Decision
We’ve previously reported on the initial action taken by the Trump Administration to revoke…
MTA Announces Martin Luther King Jr. Day Travel Options
MTA Announces Service Options for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Subway, LIRR, and Staten Island…
MTA To Retire Metrocard After Decades of Faithful Use By Subway, Bus Riders
MTA Partners with Iconic Culinary Vendors to Celebrate End of the MetroCard MTA to Sunset…
What Medicine Looks Like In Rural America: Country Doctor Must-See Movie Shows One Town’s Fight To Save Its Hospital- And Town
What Medicine Looks Like In Rural America: Country Doctor Must-See Movie Shows One Town’s Fight…
NYC Celebrates Simon & Garfunkel’s Debut Album With Bleecker St Sign Drop, Bronx Fast-Charging Station For Electric Vehicles: DOT
NYC Celebrates Simon & Garfunkel’s Debut Album With Bleecker St Sign Drop, Bronx Fast-Charging Station…
New Yorkers, Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard: MTA To Hold 22 More Public Comment Sessions on Proposed Fare Changes
REMINDER: MTA to Hold 22 Public Comment Sessions on Proposed Fare Changes Beginning Monday, Aug….
Staten Islanders, New Yorkers: MTA Fare Hike Public Comment Hearing Today (2 Sessions – 10am, 5pm) In Person For Comments
MTA to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Fare and Toll Changes Editor’s note: See our…
NYC Helping New Yorkers Save Up to $1 Billion with First-in-the-Nation Municipal Student Loan and College Assistance Program
Helping New Yorkers Save Up to $1 Billion with First-in-the-Nation Municipal Student Loan and College…
Staten Island, NYC Politicians Weigh In On Proposed MTA Fare Hike: Urge Board To Vote No On Proposals
Staten Island, NYC Politicians Weigh In On Proposed MTA Fare Hike: Urge Board To Vote…
BP Fossella and ATU Local 726 President Cassella Call Concern to Deteriorating MTA Express Bus Service, Canceled Trips, Necessary Improvements
BP Fossella and ATU Local 726 President Cassella Call Concern to Deteriorating MTA Express Bus…
NYC Parking Meter Scam Alert: QR Codes Don’t Belong, Don’t Pay Using Them; Flatbush Ave Redesign: NYC DOT
NYC DOT ISSUES PARKING METER SCAM ADVISORY Scammers Post at Least One QR Code on…
Public Colleges, Universities Like CUNY, SUNY, Should Be Free: Bipartisan Legislation Introduced
Sanders, Jayapal, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Make Public Colleges and Universities Tuition Free Editor’s note: Senator…
NYS Senate Republicans: Comptroller DiNapoli Must Reject Democrats Legal Defense Slush Fund, Repeal Burdensome Congestion Pricing, Audit MTA
NYS Senate Republicans: Comptroller DiNapoli Must Reject Democrats Legal Defense Slush Fund, Repeal Burdensome Congestion…
In NYC, Weigh In Motion Ticketing Technology Effective, Now Expanded In State Budget, Redesign Of Conduit Corridor Pedestrian Safety
NYC DOT TO EXPAND EFFORTS TO PROTECT INFRASTRUCTURE FROM OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES THANKS TO NEW STATE…
In New York, One In Eight Hold Student Loan Debt – New Wage Garnishment Rules In Effect Will Place Undue Burden On Defaulted Borrowers Across Nation
SENATOR GILLIBRAND RAISES ALARM ON SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MCMAHON’S DECISION TO WITHOLD INCOME OF FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN…
New York MTA Will Face Consequences For Failing To Halt Congestion Pricing
Malliotakis: MTA Will Be Held Accountable for Congestion Tax Editor’s note: According to Senator Gillibrand…
Staten Island’s Outlier Status Applies To Commuting: Surprising Financial Tradeoff For City Residents: Public Transit Saves Money – Not Necessarily Time
Staten Island’s Outlier Status Applies To Commuting: Surprising Financial Tradeoff For City Residents: Public Transit…
Celebrating Baseball’s Opening Day With New NYC Sign Drop, Curb Enthusiasm Features Professor Anne Goodchild
Celebrating Baseball’s Opening Day With New NYC Sign Drop, Curb Enthusiasm Features Professor Anne Goodchild…
Senator Sanders: We Will Not Stand By As You Attempt To Turn Back Clock On Education In America
Senator Sanders: We Will Not Stand By As You Attempt To Turn Back Clock On…
NY’s Senators: Demanding Answers On USDA Employee Firings, Education Department Intentions
NY’s Senators: Demanding Answers On USDA Employee Firings, Education Department Intentions Editor’s note: The USDA…
Weight-In-Motion Ticketing Success, Traffic Safety Banners, Roadway Dining Season Begins Next Month, Curb Enthusiasm Podcast: NYC DOT
OVERWEIGHT TRUCKS ON THE BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY DROPPED 60 PERCENT SINCE NYC DOT DEPLOYED ROADWAY…
Staten Island Politicians, Civic Groups Applaud President Trump: Congestion Pricing Approval Rescinded – UPDATED
Staten Island Politicians Applaud President Trump: Congestion Pricing US-DOT Approval Rescinded Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
New Study Reveals 94% Reduction In Speed Camera Fines Where They Are Installed – Indicating Fine Recipients Likely Pass Them Often, Learn Where They Are Through Fines
NYC DOT’S SPEED CAMERAS ACHIEVED A 94 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SPEEDING IN LOCATIONS WHERE THEY…
High Cost Of Free Parking In Cities: NYC DOT Curb Enthusiasm Podcast Features Professor Donald Shoup Discussing Parking Reforms
NYC DOT’S CURB ENTHUSIASM PODCAST FEATURES PROFESSOR DONALD SHOUP, AUTHOR OF THE HIGH COST OF…
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”…
Celebrating Record Of Accomplishment in 2024, Vision Zero For Holiday Travel, Curb Enthusiasm Podcast New Episode: NYC DOT
NYC DOT CELEBRATES RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2024, IMPROVING STREET SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND BUILDING PEOPLE-CENTRIC…
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…
NYC DOT Commissioner Provides Testimony Before City Council Committee On Transportation and Infrastructure Regarding Micromobility, E-Bikes, Other Technologies To Alleviate Transportation Issues
NYC Department of Transportation Testimony Before the City Council Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Editor’s note:…
NYC DOT Installs Over 500 Loading Zones To Help With Double Parking, Announces Congestion Pricing Pilot Authorization, Reminds New York Restaurants That Roadway Outdoor Dining Structures Must Be Removed By November 29th While Sidewalk Structures Remain Year Round
NYC DOT COMPLETES INSTALLATION OF OVER 500 LOADING ZONES IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON…
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…
SCOTUS Needs Accountability, Transparency: Sen. Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Reform Supreme Court, Mandate Robust Ethics, Term Limits
GILLIBRAND, A CHAMPION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO REFORM THE SUPREME COURT …
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…
NYC’s Red Light Camera Program Quadrupled In Size By New Legislation: DOT UPDATED
STATEMENT FROM NYC DOT COMMISSIONER YDANIS RODRIGUEZ ON THE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO RENEW AND…
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…
Sen. Bernie Sanders Comes To Defense Of Student Debt Relief, Which Would Help Working Families
PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Sanders Delivers Senate Floor Speech in Defense of Student Debt Relief Editor’s…
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…
Cost Of College, Accompanying Student Debt Creates Negative Social ROI Due To Mismanagement Of Federal Student Loan Programs, Confusion On Loan Obligations
The Cost of College and Accompanying Student Debt Create a Negative Social ROI Remember that…
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…