One year later, congestion pricing is a success according to Governor Kathy Hochul. “Extraordinary!” MTA boss Janno Lieber said $500 million Congestion Pricing balanced MTA budget. Really? Do voters remember that Congestion Pricing is suppose to rake in $1 billion per year? At current rate of traffic even when increased to $12 in 2028 then … Read more
Her first order of business, “Rental Ripoff” hearings. A Bronx apartment building Mayor Mamdani showcased to highlight the talents of his new housing commissioner, Dina Levy, has racked up nearly 200 unresolved violations, The Post has learned. A picture of what’s to come especially when the City Council passed COPA.
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
Read the interactive article by Ashley Wu, Doug Mills, Junho Lee, Marco Hernandez, Katie Rogers and Mike Grondahl dated December 23, 2025.
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
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 measure marijuana. Can someone invent one?
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
A FEMA supervisor in Florida instructed its workers to avoid helping hurricane Milton damaged houses with a Trump sign. Is this an isolated event? Ms. Washington said, “no”. The fact is that “weaponization” is pervasive! Hiring, elections, laws… COVID mandates and New York 2024’s Proposition One are two examples of how our lives have changed … Read more
Started by the Biden Administration on October 19, 2022 for Venezuelans followed by Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans on January 9, 2023, it was meant to humanitarian parole “orderly pathways to the United States” for up to 30,000 nationals per month. The program has been plagued with false sponsorship information, and the Department of Homeland Security … Read more
New York City has one of the best clean water supply system in the world. To fix a 35 million gallon leak per day at the Delaware Aqueduct, it will be shut starting October 1, 2024 until June 2025. New York City will still get its supply relying on the Catskill Aqueduct.