Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andrew Cuomo

The Link Between Bridge Toll Dysfunction and Unsafe Streets

By Charles Komanoff | Aug 12, 2015 | 3 Comments

Did “toll shopping” figure in the death last week of cyclist Kevin Lopez in Long Island City? We don’t know for sure. But there’s a good chance it did, judging from a remark made by a passenger in the Mercedes that struck Lopez’s bicycle on Queens Plaza North near 29th Street around 2:15 p.m. on […]

Cuomo and Christie Play Chicken With Trans-Hudson Train Commuters

By Stephen Miller | Aug 11, 2015 | 30 Comments

It’s been almost five years since New Jersey Governor Chris Christie killed the ARC tunnel. Things haven’t improved since. The existing two-track rail tunnel, already at capacity, has continued to shoulder growing ridership comprised mostly of NJ Transit commuters. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy added a dose of corrosive salt water to the century-old tunnels. Amtrak warns that one or […]

The Politics of Road Pricing: Andrew Cuomo vs. Actual Polls

By Ben Fried | Aug 10, 2015 | 36 Comments

Andrew Cuomo styles himself as a guy who gets stuff done. That’s what muscling through the Tappan Zee Bridge double-span boondoggle and the multi-billion dollar LaGuardia renovation is all about. But when reporters ask Cuomo about funding transit by putting a price on NYC’s free bridges, he likes to portray himself as a helpless bystander, stymied by politics. […]

Andrew Cuomo Is Building a Legacy Fit for 1950

By Stephen Miller | Aug 3, 2015 | 41 Comments

The Times noted last week that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s infrastructure legacy will be defined by two mega-projects: the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge and the rebuilding of LaGuardia Airport. Cuomo clearly relishes building big things, but bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better when it comes to infrastructure. These projects will shape the region for decades. New Yorkers should be prepared for some […]

Here Are Six Times the MTA Was a State Entity Under Cuomo’s Control

By Stephen Miller | Jul 30, 2015 | 18 Comments

Yesterday on WCNY’s “Capitol Pressroom,” Susan Arbetter hosted Governor Andrew Cuomo for a discussion of the MTA capital program. Lately, the governor has been pushing City Hall to fund a greater share of the authority’s investment plan. Arbetter, pressing the governor, asked a simple question: “Isn’t the MTA a state entity?” “It’s not, actually,” Cuomo replied. “It [covers] a metropolitan downstate […]

If Crowded Old Airports Are “Un-New York,” What Are Crowded Old Trains?

By Ben Fried | Jul 27, 2015 | 130 Comments

Andrew Cuomo’s big infrastructure announcement with VP Joe Biden today was, if nothing else, a tidy encapsulation of how little the governor cares about the big problems facing New York’s transportation systems. For days the governor’s office had been hyping his appearance with Biden. Was Cuomo finally about to tell New Yorkers how he’s going to modernize the trains and buses […]

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