Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andrew Cuomo

The Cuomo approach to transit policy: Grab attention for superficial upgrades like on-board USB ports while squandering opportunities for tangible service improvements.

While New Yorkers Abandon the Bus, Cuomo Trumpets Frills No One Asked For

By Brad Aaron | Apr 18, 2017 | 8 Comments

Andrew Cuomo must not think much of New York City bus riders. Today the governor trumpeted the arrival of new buses with onboard Wi-Fi and USB ports -- literally the last thing bus riders say they need.

Cuomo's budget goes to extraordinary lengths to skim from transit while covering the tracks.

Cuomo Nickel-and-Dimes Transit Riders While Heaping $564 Million on the Van Wyck

By David Meyer | Apr 12, 2017 | 4 Comments

The Albany budget deal reached over the weekend makes it official: Governor Cuomo has broken his promise to make up for cuts to the MTA payroll tax in 2011. While the state shrinks its commitment to he MTA, other Cuomo economic development priorities are moving ahead, including an expansion of the Van Wyck budgeted for $564 million.

Albany’s Three Men in a Room Squash Transparency Measures in Statewide Uber Bill

By David Meyer | Apr 11, 2017 | 1 Comment

The budget deal Albany reached over the weekend includes the legalization of "transportation network companies" like Uber outside of New York City, but not the transparency measures advocates had called for.

Governor Cuomo's budget pinches pennies for the MTA while lavishing funds on widening the Van Wyck.

Cuomo’s Budget Extender Is a Big Slap in the Face to Transit Riders

By David Meyer | Apr 7, 2017 | 2 Comments

New York derives much of its economic strengths from the city's subways and buses. Instead of using his budget to ensure that these systems can continue to support jobs and growth, Cuomo is drawing down support for transit so he can make splashy announcements about airports, highways, and convention centers.

Governor Cuomo is moving forward with the removal of the Sheridan Expressway -- the question is what will replace it. Image: NY Governor's Office

Cuomo Moves to Tear Down the Sheridan Expressway Starting in 2018

By David Meyer | Mar 20, 2017 | 12 Comments

Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he's moving forward with the removal of the Sheridan Expressway, a 1.25-mile Moses-era highway that cuts off South Bronx neighborhoods from the Bronx River waterfront.

Don't let him pick your pockets. Photo: Governor’s office/Flickr

State Assembly Wants to Restore Cuomo’s $65 Million MTA Cut

By Brad Aaron | Mar 14, 2017 | 1 Comment

Assembly lawmakers want to restore the $65 million transit cut in Governor Cuomo's draft budget. To reverse the cut, the draft budget released by the Carl Heastie-led Assembly [PDF, page 65-2] reallocates $65 million from New York Works, Cuomo's infrastructure piggy bank, to the MTA.

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