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Cuomo's budget goes to extraordinary lengths to skim from transit while covering the tracks.

Cuomo Nickel-and-Dimes Transit Riders While Heaping $564 Million on the Van Wyck

By David Meyer | Apr 12, 2017 | 4 Comments

The Albany budget deal reached over the weekend makes it official: Governor Cuomo has broken his promise to make up for cuts to the MTA payroll tax in 2011. While the state shrinks its commitment to he MTA, other Cuomo economic development priorities are moving ahead, including an expansion of the Van Wyck budgeted for $564 million.

Poor intersection design at 23rd Avenue at 94th Street in East Elmhurst contributed to the crash that killed Skylar Perkins. Image: Google Maps

Reckless Driver and Poor Street Design Kill Skylar Perkins, Age 1, in Queens

By Ben Fried and Brad Aaron | Mar 24, 2017 | 4 Comments

The intersection where Skylar was struck has not been identified by the city as a priority under the Vision Zero initiative, but conditions there invite drivers to take turns at dangerous speeds.

Riders Alliance member Monica Martinez speaks alongside elected officials yesterday. Photo: David Meyer

As Fares Rise, Advocates Press City Hall for MetroCard Relief for Low-Income New Yorkers

By David Meyer | Mar 20, 2017 | 13 Comments

As MTA fares went up yesterday, straphangers and elected officials rallied outside Atlantic Terminal yesterday to bring them down for low-income New Yorkers. The "Fair Fares" coalition is calling on Mayor de Blasio to fund half-priced MetroCards for the 800,000 New Yorkers living below the federal poverty line.

Community Service Society President David Jones (podium) speaking in October alongside Riders Alliance Executive Direction John Raskin (left) and Public Advocate Letitia James. Photo: David Meyer

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Organizations

Cuomo Nickel-and-Dimes Transit Riders While Heaping $564 Million on the Van Wyck

Reckless Driver and Poor Street Design Kill Skylar Perkins, Age 1, in Queens

As Fares Rise, Advocates Press City Hall for MetroCard Relief for Low-Income New Yorkers

Sunday: Rally for Fair Fares With the Riders Alliance

18 Council Members Call for Bolder Street Redesigns From de Blasio and DOT

Here’s What the MTA Could Do With the $65 Million Cuomo Wants to Cut