Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Working Families Party

Working Families Party Leaps Into ‘Halt the Hike’ Mode

By Ben Fried | Apr 1, 2009 | 16 Comments

WFP director Dan Cantor. Photo: Drum Major Institute. Yesterday, after bridge tolls were officially ruled dead and before the latest breakdown in MTA rescue talks, the Working Families Party sent out an alert that its "Halt the Hike" campaign is back in full swing. In an email exchange with WFP spokesman Dan Levitan, I asked […]

Where Does the Working Families Party Stand on MTA Rescue?

By Ben Fried | Mar 23, 2009 | 5 Comments

Millions of New York City bus riders are counting on an MTA rescue plan to maintain service and hold fares down. Last week, some of the biggest unions in New York came out in favor of the Ravitch Commission’s MTA rescue plan, including the bridge tolls that a handful of state senators refuse to support. […]