Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: NYC can speed the way to safe, inclusive policies for self-driving cars
We must prepare our policy, infrastructure and mindset for the day when autonomous vehicles arrive on city streets.
NYPD
Policy
Cops will start patrolling overnight subways on Monday
Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the state will foot $77 million in NYPD overtime costs over the next three months.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: The difference between anecdotes and data in congestion pricing and policing
Focusing on misleading information can lead policymakers to the wrong decision.
Transportation
Policy
Transit advocates back bill to encourage alternatives to highway expansion projects
The Get Around NY Act would aim to reduce total vehicle miles traveled by 20% by 2050.
New York City
Politics
‘I don't control that’: Eric Adams on Trump’s vow to end congestion pricing
“If he reverses it, it doesn’t matter if I support or don’t support (it),” Adams said of the week-old tolling program under threat from President-elect Donald Trump.
Transportation
Opinion
Opinion: Affordable transit makes New York more affordable
Proposals to improve transit for families and low-income New Yorkers
Personality
Personality
‘Just Tolled’: Public transit enthusiasts celebrate start of congestion pricing
A group of friends borrowed one of their parents’ cars to try to become the first people tolled under the new congestion pricing program just after midnight on Sunday.
MTA
Policy
The MTA capital plan is rejected. What does that mean?
The next $65 billion five-year capital plan is on hold for now as state leaders are poised to debate funding
Special Reports
Policy
Can lowering insurance minimums help address a crisis for NYC taxi drivers?
A bill from New York City Council Member Carmen De La Rosa is responding to the potential collapse of industry insurer American Transit Insurance Co.
Transportation
Politics
Good policy but difficult politics: Rep. Dan Goldman talks future of congestion pricing
The MTA board approved starting congestion pricing with lower tolls on Jan. 5 on the same day as a CBC breakfast.
Transportation
Policy
Hochul did not change many hearts and minds with lower congestion pricing toll
Despite the governor’s assertion that the new $9 toll will save New York drivers money, she failed to convert most opponents.
Policy
Policy
Hochul to make $9 congestion pricing toll announcement Thursday
Surprise! The governor has had a post-election epiphany!
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: What government can do
During my administration, the state completed numerous infrastructure projects on time and under budget – a testament to what a competent government can accomplish.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
At Transportation Alternatives, holding down the fort until a new leader is found
An interview with the nonprofit’s interim co-executive directors, Elizabeth Adams and Megan Eiss.
Interviews & Profiles
Policy
NYC DOT Commish Ydanis Rodríguez is staying ‘laser-focused’
Rodríguez said he’s happy to be able to move forward with Greenpoint’s McGuinness Boulevard redesign after the city’s sudden reversal on the project.
Sponsored Content
Sponsor Content
How connectivity is coming to New York City's subway
Boldyn Networks’ Jeff Garte, Head of U.S. Transit and Government Solutions, sits down with City & State to discuss how investing $1 billion in NYC’s critical digital infrastructure will be a game changer for communities and subway riders
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: NYC’s for-hire drivers are on the brink. Let’s give them a lifeline.
The city’s excessive insurance requirements are bankrupting taxi and rideshare drivers.
NYPD
Politics
Brownsville City Council member asks: Why haven’t the mayor or the NYPD visited victims of Sunday’s subway shooting?
Two bystanders were shot, and one was left brain-dead, when cops opened fire in a subway station on Sunday.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The BQE is 75 years old. It’s time to tear it down.
New York City must fix its past mistakes and stop prioritizing cars over people.
Transportation
Politics