$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

Governor Hochul’s FY 2026 $252 Billion budget

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

Post-Election Political Shenanigans

Delayed approval by Panel for Education Policy’s $17 million contract for NCS Pearson’s SHSAT high school test. Adultery is no longer a crime. Neither is jaywalking in NYC. Congestion Pricing pause (June 5, 2024) – unpause (January 5, 2025) VP Harris 15-week $1.5 billion spending spree. Typical Democrat. Non Citizen Voting: Fossella v. Adams argument … Read more

Congestion Pricing: She said, he said.

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