"The state and the MTA have to act and expedite the environmental assessment so we can get going," de Blasio said. "By June, all of the work should be done, and shovels should go in the ground by July ... of next year."
Black and brown New Yorkers are more likely to rely on public transit to get to work in the New York City area, but on average have far less access to jobs as their car-driving neighbors, who are often wealthier, whiter, and live in the 'burbs.
Drivers are increasingly buying huge cars, in part because of all the time they spend stuck inside them at rush hour — but a new study suggests that if drivers had to pay congestion tolls, they’d be significantly more likely to pick smaller vehicles.