Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about David Paterson

Will Pricing Be on the Agenda of Newly-Appointed Ravitch Commission?

By Brad Aaron | Jun 13, 2008 | 8 Comments

Earlier this week Governor David Paterson announced appointees to the Ravitch Commission. The 13-member body, headed by former MTA Chair Richard Ravitch, is charged with researching and recommending revenue streams for the MTA in the wake of congestion pricing’s initial defeat at the hands of Assembly Democrats. At least four commission members can probably — […]

MTA Reaches Deal for Hudson Yards… Again

By Ben Fried | May 19, 2008 | 2 Comments

A rendering of the Related Companies’ proposal, courtesy of Curbed. That was quick. Less than a week after its deal with Tishman Speyer came screeching to an unexpected halt, the MTA has lined up another developer for the Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s far West Side. The deal with Related Companies and Goldman Sachs, slated for […]

Atlantic Yards or Atlantic Lots?

By Brad Aaron | May 7, 2008 | No Comments

With development projects across the city threatened by an uncertain economy, critics of Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project believe that a slowdown in construction could burden Prospect Heights with decades of blight. A slide show by the Municipal Art Society, called "Atlantic Yards or Atlantic Lots?," offers a bleak look into the future, like this […]

Keep Hope Alive?

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 7, 2008 | 6 Comments

Over at the Daily Politics, Liz Benjamin reports that state leaders are negotiating behind closed doors and congestion pricing is still on the table. City Room is also reporting that Governor Paterson called an emergency meeting and the plan was still under discussion as of 5:45 pm. Streetsblog readers will recall that congestion pricing looked […]

Corzine Ratchets Up Interstate Bickering

By Ben Fried | Apr 2, 2008 | 13 Comments

For months, New York legislators have insisted that New Jersey drivers pay a bigger chunk of the congestion fee than the pricing plan called for. Now that the pricing bill includes such a provision (which still doesn’t satisfy Speaker Silver), New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine is crying foul. The amendment he objects to stipulates that […]

Silver Introduces “Courtesy” Pricing Bill, Wants a Millionaire Tax

By Brad Aaron | Mar 27, 2008 | 15 Comments

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced a congestion pricing bill yesterday, but was quoted as saying "we have a long way to go" before it clears his chamber. The Times reports that Silver, introducing the plan "as a courtesy to the new governor," agreed not to "block" it "in exchange for some version of the new […]

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