Congestion Pricing: on, off, on…

Governor Kathy Hochul has “paused” Congestion Pricing on June 5th, and will restart it after the November elections. How did a $1 billion annual revenue projection went up to a $16.5 billion MTA capital budget cut? The Project purpose is to reduce traffic congestion in the Manhattan CBD in a manner that willgenerate revenue for … Read more

Hypocrisy: Clarence Thomas v. Joseph Biden

Texas businessman Harlan Crow has no business before the Supreme Court, yet Justice Thomas is been grilled. President Biden wants to “reform” the Supreme Court. Pro Publica won a Pulitzer for its reporting. Yet President Biden is getting free perks from people he appointed.

Lost and Found: SunPass deactivated

Dear DANNIEL MAIO, Thank you for contacting SunPass! Your service request number 1-11994381405 is closed. Thank you for contacting the SunPass Customer Service Center regarding the transponder.You can disreguard the transponder. If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Service Center at 888-865-5352 Monday-Friday 7:00 am-7:00 pm. To review the results of your request … Read more

Warning: Don’t stand near OMNY device with your iPhone!

My wife had her credit card charged by OMNY. She uses a regular 30-day unlimited MetroCard. After some research, we discovered that her Express Transit function in Settings was “ON”. We turned it off. Even those who have an account, OMNY has disabled Trips and Charges features for nearly a year, so user is clueless.

Gender Recognition Act (New York)

Passed June 2021, effective December 21, 2021. Paperwork and rules were not updated until May 2024 as reported by Gothamist. How about other laws? Who have followed them up? COVID 19? Long term COVID, education consequence, cost to society… New York State Minimum Wage? Workers and employers… Housing, AirBNB, state of commercial real estate, etc.