Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elliot Spitzer

More Mixed Signals on Pricing’s Chances Under Paterson

By Brad Aaron | Mar 17, 2008 | 5 Comments

"Today is Monday. There is work to be done." So said David Paterson, who was sworn in as New York’s 55th governor just after 1:00 this afternoon. Two Mondays from now, the City Council and state Legislature will need to have adopted a congestion pricing plan if the city is to receive $354 million […]

Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Residential Parking Program

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 12, 2008 | 5 Comments

DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler (in back), Mayor Bloomberg, Boerum Hill Association President Sue Wolfe and Council Member David Yassky. Thanks to another 11:30am press conference in Midtown, I figured Streetsblog might be the only press to cover Mayor Bloomberg’s announcement of a new, citywide residential parking permit program. But, no. There […]

Advocates Continue Pricing Push

By Brad Aaron | Mar 11, 2008 | No Comments

With all eyes on the governor’s Fifth Avenue apartment, congestion pricing supporters are nevertheless soldiering on. The Empire State Transportation Alliance is one of several groups in Albany today, trying to get lawmakers’ attention despite what has been described as a "surreal" atmosphere. [Insert "Yeah, and?" joke here.] From an ESTA media release: Principals underscored […]

Open Thread: Spitzer Prostitution Scandal

By Brad Aaron | Mar 10, 2008 | 31 Comments

As most of you no doubt know by now: Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced prostitute at a Washington hotel last month, according to a person briefed on the federal investigation. The wiretap recording, made during an investigation of a prostitution ring called Emperors Club […]

Congestion Pricing Endgame Begins

By Brad Aaron | Mar 4, 2008 | 11 Comments

With less than four weeks remaining for the city to meet the $354 million federal deadline, lawmakers are positioning themselves on one side of the other of the congestion pricing debate, as state and city prime movers quietly ready for "negotiations." According to the Sun, Governor Eliot Spitzer’s office is drafting a congestion pricing bill, […]

To Lubricate Street Life, Lower the Unlimited Fare

By Alex Marshall | Feb 15, 2008 | 29 Comments

Yesterday around 10 a.m. I got on the number 3 subway line at Bergen Street in Brooklyn, where I easily found a seat. As usual, I noticed that there was space on the baby-blue benches all the way up to 96th Street, where I switched trains to go to Columbia University at 116th Street. Only […]

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