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Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Thomas Kelly, 47, in Glendale (AP) De Blasio Says He’ll “Look Into” Marty Golden’s Placard Abuse (News) Gateway Officials Forced to Pretend Trump Is a Rational Human Being (Politico, NY1) Cuomo’s MTA “Genius” Sideshow Rolls On (AMNY) Nobody Knows How Much Money Will Be Wasted on the BQX (Crain’s — Paywall) 6 Ideas for […]

Looks Like Corey Johnson Will Be Council Speaker (NYT, Politico) MTA Board Members Hired Attorneys to Investigate Cuomo Shenanigans (Politico) News: MTA Testing Radio System to Replace Antiquated Signals Few MTA and NJ Transit Trains Have PTC Crash Prevention Tech (Post) Council Passes Bill Requiring DOT to Report on Bollards (Observer) DOT to Try Out […]

Cuomo Took $400M From Subway Upkeep to Pay for Station Remodels (NYT) And He’s Running Out of People to Blame for His MTA Crisis (Politico) News to Gov: Stop Ducking and Start Leading, Beginning With Toll Reform MTA Track Repair Crews Now Start Night Shifts at 10 p.m. (News) Cuomo Vetoes Additional Pay-Per-Ride Transfers (WNYC, News) […]

Truck Driver Kills Delivery Cyclist in Maspeth and Gets a Preemptive Defense From NYPD (News) Man Struck By NYPD SUV Driver Sues City for Lying in Police Report (News) Senate Dems Urge Cuomo to Enact “Fair and Sustainable” Revenue Source for MTA (News) Sorry, Gateway — Trump Admin Making Up Rules for Federal Transit Funding […]

GOP Tax Bill Will Send the MTA Scrambling to Balance Its Budget (AMNY) De Blasio Might Be Making a Lonely Push for a Millionaire’s Tax in 2018 (Post) Andy Byford Stopped Erosion of Confidence in Toronto Transit. Can He Do It for the MTA? (NYT) The Post Keeps the Pressure on Marty Golden Contra Tony […]

Golden Paid $750K to Estate of Woman He Fatally Injured With His SUV (News) Cuomo and Christie Reach Gateway Deal, For What It’s Worth (Politico) Christie’s Parting Gift to Transit Commuters: A Proposed Fare Hike (Politico) Nobody Likes the DOT L Train Plan (NYT, Voice, News, Post, AMNY, Bklyn Paper) MTA Board Talks Value Capture, and […]