Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedro Espada

Doomsday Transit Cuts, District by District

By Brad Aaron | Mar 19, 2009 | No Comments

Barring a viable MTA rescue plan, the 140,000 transit riders in Ruben Diaz. Sr.’s district will lose the Bx4 and the Bx14 If you’re wondering how MTA doomsday service cuts will affect you, you can now look them up by state legislative district and ZIP code, thanks to new maps from the Regional Plan Association. […]

The Four Stooges

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 18, 2009 | 11 Comments

OK, we have a winner of yesterday’s photo caption contest. Democratic State Senators Hiram Monserrate, Carl Kruger, Pedro Espada, Jr. and Ruben Diaz, Sr. will henceforth be known as "The Fare Hike Four." While we’re at it, we figure if the State Senate is going to treat New York City’s transit riders like clowns and […]

Fare Hike Four Looking Out for Number One

By Ben Fried | Mar 18, 2009 | 4 Comments

If you’re tracking the progress of MTA rescue talks, Jimmy Vielkind’s Albany dispatches at the Politicker are a must-read. I had to highlight this exchange he had yesterday with Fare Hike Four member Pedro Espada, Jr., which pretty much sums up the current predicament: I asked for this thoughts. "I’m elated," he said. "Today’s a […]

The State Senate’s MTA Financing Plan Doesn’t Add Up

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 17, 2009 | 5 Comments

Here’s one little problem with the Kruger, Diaz, Espada, Monserrate MTA financing plan: They got the math wrong. The State Senators (for convenience sake, let just refer to them "The Fare Hike Four" from now on) say they can satisfy the MTA’s short-term financing needs with a four percent fare and toll hike and a […]

Caption Contest: Re-name This Foursome

By Ben Fried | Mar 17, 2009 | 47 Comments

Hat tip to Liz Benjamin at the Daily Politics for this snapshot of four state senators who’ve helped concoct a stopgap, toll-less MTA funding plan that does nothing to address the imminent decline of New York’s transit system. Lest they be accused of completely shortchanging the future, they say maintenance and expansion can be taken […]

MTA Rescue Alert: Tell Electeds What You Oppose

By Brad Aaron | Mar 6, 2009 | 11 Comments

In response to the possible sinking of the MTA rescue plan by three recalcitrant state senators, the Campaign for New York’s Future has set up an action alert enabling members of the public to contact their representatives directly via e-mail. The message, which may be tailored before sending, reads in part: I am very concerned […]

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