I bought vendor cart coffee when it was $.50.
Now, it is $1.50 to $2.50 per cup! It’s more than the cost of the means. Other factors are governmental: license fee, violation tickets, minimum wage increase to $17 per hours…
Inflation
Another Medicaid fraud in NYS
When fraud is found such as in the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) program, why should payments to those contractors continue?
ConEd rate increase effective immediately!
“What the order represents today is a reaction to the world in which we live in, one that is characterized by increasing costs that are far beyond the cost of energy alone, food, housing and inflation are increasing at a rate far faster than wages,” said PSC Chair Rory Christian, noting the outcome was the … Read more
End of the MetroCard. For those who are still using them…
If you have unlimited MetroCard, it must be activated no later than March 31, 2026. If you have a balance remaining, MTA customer service will exchange it no longer than 2 years after card expiration. Westchester Bee-Line OMNY phase in? MetroCard is still good. January 4, 2026 starting at 5am. Nassau County NICE phase in? … Read more
$100 one-way to LGA and JFK
By Patrick McGeehan Dec. 24, 2025 The annual holiday scramble to New York City’s airports is in full swing. And for most travelers, it will involve ever more costly rides in Ubers, Lyfts and yellow cabs that frequently charge more than $100 each way. Those fares are bound to go higher as airport officials prepare to … Read more
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 included in a request for proposals submitted to potential debt collectors. Why don’t we hear about this? Congestion Pricing will add to that total!
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 to be measurable accountability. What was traffic before and after? Ridership on bus and subway changes. Cost of food, delivery and transportation within the zone. … Read more
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, leasing and selling including DoF real estate tax and DoB permits and inspections. One stubborn factor is the inherent unfairness baked into the system by … Read more
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 to waste it!
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.