Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo Could (Still) Save Thousands of Lives With One Phone Call

By Brad Aaron | Sep 29, 2015 | 10 Comments

On Monday Andrew Cuomo hailed DMV rule changes that have resulted in license sanctions for recidivist drunk drivers. The governor, who spearheaded the reforms himself, could also use the power of his office to take driving privileges from motorists who habitually commit other deadly violations, like speeding, which kill and injure thousands of New Yorkers every year. In 2012 Cuomo oversaw an […]

Cuomo Signs Bill Allowing NYC to Expand Bus Lane Camera Program

By Stephen Miller | Sep 21, 2015 | 10 Comments

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill on Saturday that will speed up bus trips by expanding the number of bus lanes where the city can deploy camera enforcement. The law now enables New York City to use cameras to keep car drivers out of exclusive bus lanes on up to 16 routes, an increase from just six today. […]

Don’t Believe Team Cuomo’s Spin on the MTA “Lockbox”

By Ben Fried | Sep 18, 2015 | 10 Comments

This is rich. When Mayor Bill de Blasio told the Daily News he’s wary of upping the city’s contribution to the MTA capital program because Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly raided dedicated transit funds, MTA Chair Tom Prendergast said don’t worry, you can trust the governor: “This is nothing more than rhetoric from a mayor who refuses to […]

Governors Want Feds to Pay for Half of Hudson Tunnel; They’ll Split the Rest

By Stephen Miller | Sep 15, 2015 | 3 Comments

Governors Chris Christie of New Jersey and Andrew Cuomo of New York sent a letter to President Barack Obama today with an offer: If the federal government picks up half the tab of building a new $20 billion Hudson River rail tunnel, the two states will split the rest [PDF]. It’s a step forward in […]

Cuomo’s Brazen Politicization of the MTA

By Ben Fried | Sep 14, 2015 | 10 Comments

On Friday, MTA Chair Tom Prendergast used the occasion of a G train derailment to badger Bill de Blasio about upping the city’s contribution to the MTA capital program. His statement resembled the reaction from the TWU, beneficiaries of generous contract terms bestowed by Governor Andrew Cuomo last year. Prendergast delivered the same message on Sunday at […]

Will the Governor Who Never Rides the Bus Sign NYC’s Bus Lane Camera Bill?

By Stephen Miller | Aug 26, 2015 | 12 Comments

Governor Andrew Cuomo definitely hasn’t taken an MTA bus “since he first assumed office in 2011,” Gothamist reported yesterday, and it’s probably been much longer than that. So will the governor who never rides the bus sign the bill to expand camera enforcement of New York City’s growing bus lane network? “If Governor Cuomo actually rode the bus like the […]

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