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
Mayor Mamdani appointed Ali Najmi as its chair. What does the Committee do? The Committee takes steps to recruit and encourage highly qualified persons to serve as a judge of the Criminal, Family, or on an interim basis, the Civil Court. The Committee engages in outreach efforts to ensure a diverse and broad pool of … Read more
Mayor Mamdani, in his Executive Order 07, folded Community Affairs Units, The Public Engagement Unit, Mayor’s Office of Ethnic and Community Media, Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, NYC Service, Community Boards, into the new Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement (OME). Tascha Van Auken was appointed as its inaugural commissioner. “The Office of Mass Engagement … Read more
Originally created in 1984 to cover the insurance premium difference between GHI and HIP. It has been used as a virtual piggybank by municipal unions and mayors in labor bargaining. The Fund owes the city $3.1 billion, not counting obligations tallied for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. GHI and HIP merged in 2006 becoming EmblemHealth, … Read more
On Dec 26, 2025, at 4:33 PM, Zohran Mamdani <contact@transition2025.com> wrote: The holidays are about being with family, Danny. For some, it’s a welcome break from work or school. Yet for many, the struggle to afford childcare continues all the same. Here’s the reality for a family in New York: affording childcare requires you to make more than $330,000 … Read more
Trump’s No federal Tax on Tips ($25,000) and Overtime ($12,500) is only for 3 years from 2025 through 2028. New York State and New York City are not doing it for state and local taxes.
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
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!
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 fiscal year is April 1 until March 31. All approved appropriations must be disbursed by December 31. Thus preparation of the FY 2024 budget started … Read more
