Infrastructure
Policy
Is there any way to build more for less?
Here’s what state lawmakers are considering to tackle high infrastructure costs.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
Congestion pricing, take two
Everyone agrees the MTA needs more money. If only the Democrats could agree on how to get it.
Infrastructure
Personality
Julie Tighe on ditching government to save the environment
Julie Tighe left the Department of Environmental Conservation to run the New York League of Conservation Voters.
Infrastructure
Personality
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz wants “first-class” airports
Will the new upgrades at LaGuardia and JFK curb congestion?
Infrastructure
Policy
Andrew Cuomo's marquee attractions
The governor’s plans to revamp JFK, LaGuardia and Penn Station.
Andrew Cuomo
Policy
The Greatest Showman: Are Cuomo's projects just window dressing?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has rolled out one marquee project after another. But has he neglected the state’s less flashy infrastructure needs?
New York City
Policy
A year later, NYC’s construction safety law is being ignored
Bogus training certificates are putting workers in danger, critics say.
New York City
Policy
Is there light at the end of the NYC freight rail tunnel?
A cross-harbor freight tunnel is essential to New York City’s continued existence, Rep. Jerrold Nadler says.
New York City
Policy
An update on Cuomo's biggest infrastructure projects
Six major projects the governor is using to build his record.
New York City
Opinion
Capping for-hire vehicles won’t solve NYC’s traffic woes
Better road management and transit service are more efficient answers than capping for-hire vehicles.
New York State
Policy
The Long Island outlook
The biggest Long Island projects and policy matters in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
MTA
Opinion
MTA should fast forward disabled accessibility in existing projects
The NYCTA improvement plan prizes accessible stations, so why won’t the L-train stations being shut down become accessible?
MTA
Opinion
The MTA’s flashy new plan won’t solve the delays
Upgraded signals could provide significant service improvement, but to fully deliver speed and reliability would require changes to operating practices as well.
Infrastructure
Opinion
No, Mikhail Prokhorov doesn't 'own' the Barclays Center
Nominal ownership by New York state enables tax breaks.
Infrastructure
Opinion
The state budget keeps wasting economic development cash
New York Economic development cash and how it's being spent.
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
New skyscrapers near Penn Station are a good idea
New skyscrapers near Penn Station are the ideal way to finance the station's reconstruction.
MTA
Policy
New York wants to double-dip from ride-hail companies
A “phase one” for congestion pricing in Manhattan isn’t the only state budget proposal affecting ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. An Assembly measure would add a new $1 tax on such rides in upstate and Long Island – and business groups aren’t pleased.
Policy
MTA
'Doing nothing is not an option'
ABNY hosts a panel to debate the merits of congestion pricing.
MTA
Opinion
Latest value capture proposal could harm NYC
City taxes should not be diverted to the MTA without local input.
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Nonprofits