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, 2025. Can someone come up a quantitative way to evidence “pollution reduction”, “service improvement” due to congestion pricing, commute time reduction, cost savings, etc. Meanwhile … Read more
Fare evasion is so common nowadays. To fight the problem, MTA is spending more money which may look good, but zero out the cost benefits! Governor Hochul promises to plug MTA’s $3 billion deficit.
Auto insurance keeps surging while gas prices drop Car insurance costs haven’t been this bad in 47 years. Senior care, other health costs continue to rise Though inflation is easing overall, costs borne largely by seniors have been slower to cool.
When Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg, and Brooklyn DA, Eric Gonzalez, declared not prosecute theft of service including trespass, resisting arrest, marijuana, etc., fare evaders, house squatting, random punchers, illegal stores proliferated. MTA’s solution? Congestion pricing, fare increase in 2025, more money for people to guard the gates, while evaders just jump the turnstiles in front … Read more
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
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.
Bought a new toaster oven, and the old one still works. Instead of throwing it out, placed an ad in Craigslist.
Government is the biggest causer of inflation. California’s minimum wage law leads to price increase. Panera’s Bread however is exempt. New York State is not far behind at $16 per hour. However, New York City Council wants to remove New York’s Tip Credit system, forcing owners to pay workers more.
February 29th was the first hearing. “$15 ransom” “Congestion Pricing is a Crime” The remaining three are March 1 at 10 am and March 3 at 10 am and 6 pm. Central Business District Tolling Program or Congestion Pricing is suppose to bring in $1 billion a year and to bring cleaner air, less traffic, … Read more
