Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andrew Cuomo

After 102 Days, Cuomo Finally Names Tom Prendergast MTA Chief

By Stephen Miller | Apr 12, 2013 | No Comments

Today Governor Andrew Cuomo named Tom Prendergast Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Prendergast had been serving as interim executive director of the agency for more than three months, since Joseph Lhota departed at the end of last year to run for mayor. Prendergast, like previous MTA chiefs Lee Sander and Jay Walder, brings deep experience […]

In State Budget, Tax Receipts Giveth to MTA, and Cuomo Taketh Away

By Stephen Miller | Mar 29, 2013 | 3 Comments

Earlier this week, there was good news for transit riders: MTA tax receipts came in higher than expected, providing up to $40 million in additional revenue this year. While the MTA isn’t scheduled to update its budget until summer, there is already talk of using the money to restore cuts or expand service. But the […]

What Andrew Cuomo Could Learn About Transit From Deval Patrick

By Stephen Miller | Feb 27, 2013 | 3 Comments

As New Yorkers wait to find out if Governor Cuomo is even thinking about finding someone to chair the MTA, his lack of attention to transit stands in stark contrast to another northeastern governor — one who in the past six months not only named a new transit head, but also released a plan to fund […]

TSTC: Cuomo Budget Would Raid $20 Million From the MTA

By Ben Fried | Feb 6, 2013 | 6 Comments

If you thought Albany had gotten over the habit of raiding the MTA for cash, think again. Nadine Lemmon at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign reports that there’s a $20 million transit raid lurking in Governor Cuomo’s 2013 executive budget: This $20 million diversion of funds comes from a pot of money that is statutorily dedicated […]

Does Cuomo’s Budget Include Tappan Zee Subsidies?

By Stephen Miller | Feb 4, 2013 | 10 Comments

Governor Cuomo’s state budget proposal includes hundreds of millions of dollars in discretionary spending for what one administration official has called “transformational projects.” It’s not clear what the loosely-defined pot of money will be used for, but so far the rhetoric indicates that Cuomo’s wide, transit-less, double-span Tappan Zee replacement bridge could be one recipient. This […]

Cuomo Budget: Rising MTA Debt Costs Leave Big Gap for Riders to Cover

By Stephen Miller | Jan 23, 2013 | 4 Comments

When it comes to Governor Cuomo and the MTA, no news is bad news, and the governor’s 2013 budget contains nothing new for the transit agency’s operating budget. With debt, pension, and health care costs on the rise, the MTA continues to slowly drown in red ink, relying on straphangers to keep it afloat. Although […]

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