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Proposal for New Park Near Lincoln Tunnel Endorsed by CB 4

By Brad Aaron | Jan 3, 2013 | No Comments

A community-driven proposal to create a new public space on a street near the Lincoln Tunnel was endorsed by Manhattan Community Board 4 Wednesday. The plan, as reported by DNAinfo in December, is to convert three lane-widths of leftover asphalt on Dyer Avenue between 34th and 35th Streets into a park. That stretch of Dyer […]

NYC’s New Curbside Bus Rules Are No Long-Term Fix

By Stephen Miller | Sep 5, 2012 | 19 Comments

Under new regulations passed by Albany last month, curbside bus companies must now go before community boards before receiving a permit from DOT. Greyhound and Peter Pan, jointly launching service to Philadelphia from Chinatown, are among the first to navigate the new process. The bus companies are facing stiff opposition from neighbors before a community board committee […]

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Lautenberg Introduces Bill to Limit Bridge and Tunnel Tolls

By Tanya Snyder and Ben Fried | Dec 16, 2011 | No Comments

Last summer, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey raised EZPass tolls from $8 to cross a bridge into the city during peak hours to $9.50, with planned increases to $12.50 in a few years (cash tolls are increasing somewhat more). Tolls for five-axle trucks will rise as high as $125. The hikes […]

Cuomo Names Patrick Foye to Head Port Authority

By Brad Aaron | Oct 19, 2011 | 3 Comments

As expected, Governor Cuomo has tapped Patrick Foye to replace Chris Ward as executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Foye, Cuomo’s deputy secretary for economic development and an MTA board member, had been considered a contender since shortly after Ward announced plans to step down. An appointee of David […]

Amid Christie and Cuomo Raids, Port Authority Plans Huge Fare and Toll Hike

By Noah Kazis | Aug 5, 2011 | 6 Comments

Crossing the Hudson River will get much more expensive under a proposed Port Authority plan to sharply increase tolls and fares on its four bridges, two tunnels and the PATH train. The increases are a result of the poor economy, the costs of rebuilding after the attacks of September 11, and the expensive repairs needed […]

If Cuomo Fires Chris Ward, NY and NJ Will Lose a Proven Leader

By Noah Kazis | May 31, 2011 | 15 Comments

Chris Ward may only have a few months left as executive director of the Port Authority. According to a report in the New York Post, Andrew Cuomo intends to replace the Paterson appointee this fall, once the ceremonies marking the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks have passed. Ward has been widely lauded […]

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