MTA lost nearly $1 billion to fare evaders, but $5 billion to bridge and tunnels!
When MTA went cashless in 2018, the number of delinquent “placements” increased. $1.4 billion in 2024 alone and $3.7 billion combined from 2021 through 2023, according to a financial chart…
Governor Hochul’s FY 2026 $252 Billion budget
The New York State budget has a 27-month cycle. Before Governor’s announcement in January, the process starts when the previous budget passed the Albany legislature supposedly by March 31. The…
Marijuana and Crime
How many criminals had marijuana in their system when they committed their act? The City does not track it since there is no accepted instrument such as a breathalyzer to…
Congestion Pricing started 12:01 am Jan 5th: Janno (John Nathan) Lieber has to go!
MTA has been blind to the needs of its riders. If the Chair and CEO, who makes over $400,000 per year, were elected, will you vote for him? There has…
A culprit of housing crisis: rent control laws
To resolve high rent and low vacancy in the city that has decreasing population, one must examine why there is a supply problem through the housing pipeline from construction, marketing,…
Lavender scent machines in subway?!!
Are you kidding me? Congestion Pricing is about to start on January 5 and subway fare is planned to increase to $3… Instead of helping the straphangers, MTA knows how…
The Big Apple is a $89 Billion judicial hellhole!
According to American Tort Reform Reform Association, which is dedicated to fighting frivolous lawsuits in America, ranks New York City as the worst in America second only to Philadelphia.
Post-Election Political Shenanigans
Delayed approval by Panel for Education Policy’s $17 million contract for NCS Pearson’s SHSAT high school test. Adultery is no longer a crime. Neither is jaywalking in NYC. Congestion Pricing…
Congestion Pricing: She said, he said.
Election has consequence. On Congestion Pricing, Governor Hochul wants to restart it on January 5, 2025. President-Elect Donald Trump said he will kill it after taking office on January 20,…