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
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
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!
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.
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
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
London House and Collado Consultants & Co. is the go to firm in Bronx. What about other boroughs?
