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New Yorkers Fill Streets and Parks in the Battery to Protest Trump’s Muslim Ban (News, Post) Saturday Was the Most Important Day in the History of Airport Transit (NYT) Riders Alliance to Cuomo: Pay Attention to the Whole Transit System, Not Just Splashy Projects (AMNY) Here’s Why NYC Needs Discount MetroCards for Low-Income Residents (Gotham Gazette) […]

Carolyn Maloney Ready to Work With Trump on Second Avenue Subway (NY1, AMNY, DNA) Schumer Says Trump Can’t Punish NYC for Protecting Immigrants (Politico) Discounted MetroCards Get Union Support (AMNY) Cuomo Can Save Lives by Backing NYC Speed Cameras (Voice) More Coverage of Margaret Chin’s Remarks on Placard Abuse (AMNY) BQX Director: “Self-Financed” Streetcar Expected to […]

Trump Attacks America’s Cities (NYT) as Governors Gather at His Feet (NYT) More Coverage of Cuomo’s Transit Fare Hike: AMNY, Voice, Post, News, DNA Advocates Will Continue to Press de Blasio to Fund Discounted MetroCards (AMNY 1, 2) Jose Peralta Joins the Jeff Klein Party (NYT) Apartments to Replace Parking Garage in Long Island City (DNA) Affordable […]

MTA Board to Vote on Fare Hike Today (NY1) De Blasio Budget Increases Spending, Adds Crossing Guards (NYT, Politico, DNA, News) Not Funded: Discounted MetroCards, Bike-Share Expansion (AMNY) Hakim, Foxx, Lhota on Cuomo’s Short List to Succeed Tom Prendergast (NYT) Gelinas and Kabak on What Cuomo’s TWU Contract Will Cost the MTA: Post, 2AS Jersey Dems Won’t […]

Schumer’s Convinced He Can Work Out a Big Infrastructure Deal With Trump and GOP (NYT) De Blasio Budget Increases Funding for DOT Street Safety Projects (WNYC) Board Members Demand Answers From MTA About Breakdowns and Delays (News, AMNY, NY1) NYC Will Pay Out $75 Million Because of NYPD’s Penchant for Bogus Criminal Summonses (NYT) TSTC: Better […]

Cuomo Embeds Port Authority Power Grab in His Budget Package (Politico) Fare Hike Advice From the Daily News: Keep the Single-Ride Price as Low as Possible Mark Your Calendars: MTA Holding Four Workshops to Plan Service During L Train Outage (AMNY) Driver Nearly Kills 10-Year-Old Boy in East New York; Cops Blame Victim (Post) Road-Raging Porsche […]