Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Hochul’s budget focuses more on pocketbook issues than Trump’s

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a $252 billion executive budget on Tuesday aimed more at appeasing New Yorkers dissatisfied with the rising cost of living than at addressing President Trump’s policies that could hurt the state. The proposed budget includes nearly $1 billion for a middle-class tax cut, $3 billion in rebate checks for … Read more

Judge rejects New Jersey’s bid to stop congestion pricing

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New York’s plan to charge most drivers $9 to enter Manhattan’s congested business districts cleared a key hurdle Friday evening when a federal judge blocked New Jersey’s order to block the new tolling program before it begins. Emergency request denied. New York officials said they intend to move forward with a long-planned and much-discussed congestion … Read more