Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andrew Cuomo

Shades of paradise: A speculative rendering shows how a local Manhattan street might look without private automobiles. Image: Perkins Eastman

Thursday’s Headlines: Let’s Ban Cars in Manhattan Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 29, 2019 | 50 Comments

The must-read of the day came from CityLab, which reconceived Manhattan's grid to reduce cars, expand safe cycling and give pedestrians the dominance they deserve. That and other news by clicking the headline above.

Hands on: Gov. Cuomo will show off the Kosciuszko Bridge to Streetsblog (and others) on Tuesday. Photo: Governor's Office

Tuesday’s Headlines: Live from the Kosciuszko Bridge Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 27, 2019 | 20 Comments

Today is a big day for all us bike lane nerds at Streetsblog: at 11:15, Gov. Cuomo himself will personally give us a preview of the new bike and pedestrian path on the soon-to-open second span of the Kosciuszko Bridge. That and the day's other news by clicking the headline above.

CYCLE OF RAGE: Forget Your Vanity Plates, Andrew, And Make Drivers Use These

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 20, 2019 | 10 Comments

Cuomo is right that license plates are a symbol — but he's willfully blinded himself to the symbolism embodied by the cars to which they're attached. So I decided to help with my own proposals for more realistic designs.

The MTA's bus and transit committee, pictured in May 2019. Photo: David Meyer

Who Is the MTA Board? Not Anyone Most Transit Riders Would Recognize…

By Rachael Fauss and Tom Speaker | Aug 1, 2019 | 2 Comments

Board members are predominantly suburban, white, and wealthy, a Reinvent Albany study finds.

Pat Foye address the media on Thursday morning. Photo: Dave Colon

Secret MTA Reorganization Plan is Actually Quite Public, MTA Chair Says

By Dave Colon | Jul 11, 2019 | 5 Comments

The MTA's secretive reorganization process has and will continue to be forward-facing, MTA Chairman Pat Foye said on Thursday morning.

The public really loved Andy Byford, seen here in happier times. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

The Rumor Mill: Separating Fact from Fiction in Andrew Cuomo’s Bid to Sideline Andy Byford

By Dave Colon | Jul 4, 2019 | 4 Comments

As the MTA hurtles towards a huge reorganization, no one knows what the next phase of the MTA will actually look like, or who will get to run what.

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