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Gelinas: Cuomo’s “State of Emergency” Mostly More Theatrics (Post); Also: Voice, Politico, NYT Cuomo Rejects Road Pricing, Blames NYC for Shorting MTA, Gives Lie to $1B Pledge (Politico) Kalikow: Job One for Lhota Should Be Reining In Wasteful MTA Spending (NYT) Ravitch: MTA Board Shouldn’t Be a Rubber Stamp (MTR) Cuomo’s Transit “Genius” Challenge Sure Is […]

Truck Driver Kills Teenage Cyclist in Hell’s Kitchen; NYPD Blames Victim (AMNY, News, DNA) Politico: State Lawmakers Prioritize TZB Over MTA; No Speed Cams Yet (@carolinesampo) MTA Suspends Track Workers for Derailment — What Now? (NYT, News, AMNY) De Blasio Holds Fire (News, NY1); Straphangers Rally at Cuomo’s Office (AMNY) Cuomo’s MTA Is Literally Putting Lives at Risk (WNYC); Stories […]

A Train Derails, Injuring Dozens (NYT, Gothamist, AMNY, DNA, News, Post) Cuomo Goes Into Hiding as Straphangers Rage (Voice, AMNY, DNA, NY1) Lhota: Improperly Stored Rail Piece Caused Crash (AMNY, DNA, News) Why Did It Take the MTA So Long to Tell the Public What Was Happening? (Slate) Gianaris: Lawmakers Shouldn’t Leave Albany Without MTA Plan (DNA, Gothamist) E.J. McMahon: Cuomo Could Direct […]

Will New Jersey’s Next Governor Give a Fig About Transit? (Gotham Gazette) If Cuomo Doesn’t Fix the Subways, His Poll Numbers Could Go the Way of Christie’s (Crain’s) Amtrak Boss Wick Moorman Stepping Down, Former Delta CEO Richard Anderson Taking Over (Politico) Brad Hoylman Wants More Heat on MTA/DOT to Speed Up Slow, Unreliable Bus Service (AMNY) 5 […]

Jim Dwyer Rips Electeds Who Played Politics With Transit While Neglecting Basic Needs (NYT) Subway Maintenance Malpractice Is Nothing New. How Will Cuomo Turn It Around? (Post 1, 2) NYT: Cuomo Doesn’t Need More Board Members to Fix MTA; News: Pay for Fixes With Road Pricing Service Is Worse and Expectations Are Higher Than the Last Time Joe Lhota Ran the […]

Cuomo Appoints MTA Chair, Denies Responsibility for MTA (NYT, Post) Get Your Wall to Wall Lhota Coverage: WNYC; AMNY; NY1; News; Post 1, 2 Cuomo’s MTA: Riders Willing to Risk Death Just to Get to Work (Post) Voice: Peralta Sabotaged His Speed Camera Bill by Caucusing With GOP; Advance: Whew! Cuomo Plan to Get More New Yorkers Driving This Summer Already […]