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De Blasio Claims Horse Carriage Deal Will Reduce Midtown Congestion (Politico, Observer, NYT, News) The Post Roots for the Destruction of the Pedicab Industry Here Are the Really Big Cuomo War Chest Suppliers (Politico) Family Mourns Thomas McAnulty, 73, and Seeks Answers NYPD Isn’t Providing (DNA, News) Just Another Day of Reckless Driving and Fleeing the Scene in Brooklyn (News, DNA, Bklyn Paper […]

Uber Pleased With City Hall’s Uber Report (NYT, Politico, WNYC, WSJ) How’s Cuomo Going to Make Good on His MTA Funding Promise? He’s Still Not Saying (WNYC) De Blasio’s Horse Carriage Deal Includes Booting Pedicabs Out of Central Park (News, Politico) Not Helping: Alcoholic.org Blames Drunk People for Getting Killed While Walking in NYC (Post) Trottenberg Makes the Case […]

Surprise! Cuomo’s MTA Funding Pledge Was a Bait-and-Switch (C&S, McMahon, 2AS, Politico) After Tough Talk (Politico), Cuomo Gets Mealymouthed on NYC Budget Hit (NYT 1, 2; News 1, 2) De Blasio Reminds the Public That the MTA Is a State Agency Controlled by the Governor (Politico) Drivers Seriously Injure Pedestrians on Amsterdam Ave., Ocean Ave.; NYPD Blames Victims (News) City Study Rumored to […]

One Way Cuomo Could Pay for His Precious Thruway Toll Cut: Sticking It to NYC (Politico, NYT) E.J. McMahon: Toll Giveaway = “Burning Cash to Curry Favor With Upstate Motorists” (Politico) Repairs to Sandy-Damaged L Train Tunnel May Require Long-Term Closure (Gothamist, 2AS, NYT) Parks Department Could Impose Cyclist Detour From Greenway Through Riverside Park (DNA) Staffers Say Years […]

Will Cuomo Address Transportation Funding in Today’s State of the State? (Politico) Times: Cuomo Isn’t Thinking Big on Penn Station (1, 2) “This Is Not an Accident”: Judge Sends Sociopath Who Killed Jean Chambers to Jail (News, Post) Truck Driver Kills Richard Oates, 32, on Lower East Side; NYPD: Victim’s Fault (DNA, AMNY) Insurance Companies Have a Ton of […]

Hard to See How Cuomo Can Pay for His Transpo Wish List Without Road Pricing (Politico, Crain’s) What?! Judge: Driver Who Killed Victoria Nicodemus on Sidewalk Wasn’t Reckless (DNA, Gothamist) Add It All Up and Cuomo Wants to Spend $100 Billion on Transportation Projects, Says Aide (Politico) The Most Important Project Is Maintaining the Transit System We […]