Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andrew Cuomo

Reinvent This: Cuomo Cuts Future Investment to Pay for MTA Labor Deals

By Stephen Miller | Jul 29, 2014 | 9 Comments

When Governor Cuomo smiled for the cameras to announce labor deals with the Transport Workers Union and Long Island Rail Road unions, he promised they wouldn’t push already-planned fare hikes any higher. The unanswered question was: How much will this cost, and how is he going to pay for it? Now we know: The governor’s MTA is […]

State Panel OKs $255 Million Clean Water Raid for Tappan Zee Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2014 | 9 Comments

This afternoon, the Public Authorities Control Board signed off on a loan from the state’s clean water fund to help finance the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The board approved half of the $511 million loan that Governor Andrew Cuomo is seeking, but the administration called it “the first installment” of the loan, creating the expectation of […]

Two Men Can Stop Cuomo From Building a Highway With Clean Water Funds

By Stephen Miller | Jul 11, 2014 | 3 Comments

Two men — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senator John DeFrancisco — stand between Governor Andrew Cuomo and his plan to use the state’s clean water fund to finance construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The $511 million low-interest loan for the Tappan Zee (stated goal: “keep tolls on the new bridge as low as possible”) uses […]

What We Know So Far About Cuomo’s MTA Reinvention Commission

By Stephen Miller | Jul 9, 2014 | 12 Comments

In early May, Governor Andrew Cuomo directed the MTA to create a “transportation reinvention” panel as the authority prepared its next five-year capital plan. Members were appointed late last month, and the commission has launched Facebook and Twitter accounts. But details about its agenda and how open it will be to the public are scant. […]

Four Tough Problems the MTA Reinvention Commission Needs to Tackle

By John Petro | Jul 1, 2014 | 6 Comments

Governor Cuomo’s MTA Reinvention Commission met for the first time last week at the agency’s midtown headquarters. Cuomo has charged the 22-member commission with developing a plan “to make our subways and our entire transit system ready for the challenges of the next century.” The commission’s recommendations are expected to shape the MTA’s next capital […]

Cuomo Panel Approves Clean Water Funds for Highway Bridge Construction

By Stephen Miller | Jun 26, 2014 | 10 Comments

Earlier today, the state Environmental Facilities Corporation unanimously approved a $511 million loan from the state’s federally-funded clean water program to the Tappan Zee Bridge construction project, using funds intended for clean water initiatives in New York City. In its press release, the board of Cuomo appointees said the loan, which will help the Thruway […]

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