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State Legislators Approve Bill to Expand NYC Speed Camera Program (Post) Cuomo’s Hail Mary Pick for MTA Chief: Part-Timer Joe Lhota (NYT, Politico, News, AMNY) MTA Board Meetings Are Getting Feistier Than Usual (Politico, Post, DNA, AMNY, WNYC) Gov’s Latest Ploy to Duck Responsibility for His Transit System Is Fooling No One (Voice, DNA) Who Will Pay for LIRR Penn Station […]

Cuomo: Still Playing Games With the MTA (2AS; Politico; NYT; News 1, 2) Trains Delayed Again This Morning; More on Yesterday’s Mess: NBC, ABC, Post Curbed Is Maintaining a Running List of Subway Meltdowns Experts Propose Extended Subway Shutdowns — Intentional Ones — to Expedite Repairs (AMNY) Post Has Subway Plan; News Applauds LIRR Discounts, Eric Adams Not Impressed (DNA) WSJ Piece Advises Transit Commuters on Keeping Their […]

Cuomo’s Summer Penn Station Plan: Punish Amtrak, Cut LIRR Fares (News, AMNY, NY1) Daily News All in on Moynihan Station; Gov Admits “a Train Hall Is Only as Good as the Tracks” (Politico) Good Morning! Welcome to Your Daily Hell of Subway Commuting (WNBC) Ben Kabak Tells Slate Why the Subways Are a Mess; Village Voice Lists 5 Ways to Fix […]

It Happened Again: Charter Bus Driver Kills Michael Mamoukakis, 80, Biking on 7th Ave (NYT, News, Post) Less Parking, More Safety for Cycling on Side Streets (WNYC) MTA Insider: Subway Service Could Improve Substantially Simply By Changing Some Operating Standards (Fusion) Only Two Subway Lines Make the Grade on Reliability, According to the MTA’s Own Imperfect […]

Gothamist: Dan Hanegby Crash Video Contradicts NYPD Victim-Blaming What Happens While the 10th Precinct Tickets People on Bikes: DNA, CBS, ABC, AMNY Related: Ydanis Bill Would Require More Sidewalk Bollards (AMNY); And: ABC; Advance 1, 2 Cuomo and de Blasio Fight Over Who Cares More About the MTA (Politico; News; Post 1, 2) State Senate Passes Bill to Kill the Payroll Mobility […]

Why Are State Lawmakers Opposed to Protecting Kids From Speeding Drivers? (NYT) Ydanis Rodriguez Joins Call for Crosstown Protected Bikeways (Gothamist) No End in Sight for Port Authority Dysfunction (Politico) De Blasio on the C Train: “It’s the Easiest Way to Get Where I’m Going” (NYT, DNA, Post) MTA Will Keep 14th Street Select Bus Service After L […]