Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andrew Cuomo

First Impressions of the Cuomo Convention Center Plan

By Brad Aaron | Jan 5, 2012 | 10 Comments

While congratulating Andrew Cuomo on his first-year achievements, Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute thinks yesterday’s State of the State address was pretty weak. In her Post column, Gelinas derides two of Cuomo’s signature economic initiatives — conventions and casinos — as strikingly out of touch. On the governor’s plan to develop the largest convention […]

Reminder: The MTA Chair Is Not an Omnipotent Transit God

By Brad Aaron | Jan 5, 2012 | 2 Comments

Jay Walder may have exaggerated when he claimed this week to have put the city transit system “back on firm financial footing” during his stint as MTA chairman, but he did show remarkable reserve in not letting loose on Albany for undercutting rail and bus service at every turn. Unfortunately the media failed to fill […]

Red Flags for Transit in Cuomo’s State of the State Address

By Ben Fried | Jan 4, 2012 | 7 Comments

Governor Andrew Cuomo focused heavily on jobs and the economy in his 2012 State of the State address this afternoon. He also devoted a few minutes to his infrastructure initiatives. Yet, despite serving as chief executive of the state where residents depend the most on transit service and transit infrastructure for access to jobs, Cuomo […]

Andrew Cuomo Can’t Ignore Transit in 2012

By Ben Fried | Dec 22, 2011 | 11 Comments

New York City transit riders might have taken some small measure of satisfaction from the sight of Carl Kruger resigning from the State Senate earlier this week. Pleading guilty to federal corruption charges, Kruger became the third member of the “Fare Hike Four” — the gang who killed a 2009 plan to fund transit by […]

Among Democrats, Cuomo Lags Far Behind on Transit Policy

By Noah Kazis | Dec 20, 2011 | 7 Comments

When it comes to transit, Andrew Cuomo seems to see only the costs and never the benefits. Responding to near-unanimous support for transit on the Tappan Zee Bridge from the Hudson Valley’s elected officials, including the county executives on both sides of the river, Cuomo spokesperson Matt Wing had this to say last week: If […]

Sooner or Later, the Cuomo Fare Hike Is Coming

By Ben Fried | Dec 16, 2011 | 7 Comments

Earlier this week, Streetsblog contributor Charles Komanoff crunched the numbers to see what could happen if Governor Andrew Cuomo doesn’t follow through on his pledge to restore the $320 million in MTA funding cuts he signed into law on Monday. The cost to commuters, the economy, and public health, he found, could substantially outweigh the […]

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