Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andrew Cuomo

Why Won’t the “New York Works Fund” Pay for Transit?

By Noah Kazis | Feb 7, 2012 | 2 Comments

Despite the fact that over one quarter of the state’s population takes transit to work, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s marquee infrastructure program won’t invest in public transportation. With so much still unknown about the governor’s “New York Works Fund” — including very basic information about how it will be structured — the reason why Cuomo is […]

Cuomo Admin Denies Requests for Information on Tappan Zee Financing

By Noah Kazis | Jan 27, 2012 | 4 Comments

How does Andrew Cuomo plan to pay for the new Tappan Zee Bridge? The state isn’t saying — and it isn’t letting the public weigh in, either. The Cuomo administration won’t release its financial plan for the bridge until April or May, according to a report in the Journal News. That’s just months before construction […]

State Troopers on Cuomo Security Detail Injure Two Pedestrians in Two Days

By Noah Kazis | Jan 20, 2012 | 3 Comments

State troopers driving in Westchester County for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s security detail injured two pedestrians in separate crashes over the last two days, according to a report by the Associated Press. The AP report, via Capitol Tonight: Authorities say a second pedestrian has been injured after being hit by an unmarked car driven by a […]

Thruway Director: Private Financing for Tappan Zee Not a Done Deal

By Noah Kazis | Jan 10, 2012 | 4 Comments

While predicting that work on the new Tappan Zee Bridge could start as early as this summer, incoming Thruway Authority executive director Tom Madison revealed at confirmation hearings yesterday that financing for the new bridge is still very much a work in progress. “At this moment, as we sit here, the complete financial plan has […]

The Upside of Cuomo’s Convention Center Plan: Urbanism on the West Side

By Ben Fried | Jan 9, 2012 | 6 Comments

After Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address last week, Streetsblog looked a little closer at the governor’s plan to build the nation’s largest convention center at the Aqueduct racino in Ozone Park, Queens. Counting on a huge convention center near JFK airport to deliver economic development seemed like a dubious proposition, but the other […]

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