This article originally appeared in Reviews.Com Hitchhiking was normal practice at one time. People would get into a random car or pick up a total stranger. This practice is not common any longer, for various reasons, and especially for women. But every time a rideshare service like Uber or Lyft is used, that’s ultimately what […]
New York City Budget for Fiscal Year 2021
“In planning for the next year, we are facing an unprecedented $6 billion state budget gap. Medicaid cuts could reverse years of progress at NYC Health + Hospitals and impact health care for the most vulnerable. We will work with our partners in Albany to continue to find savings while fighting to protect health care […]
Governor Cuomo’s 2020 Legislative Agenda
For the first time since Andrew Cuomo has been governor of New York, he separated his State of the State address and executive budget rollout. Why? Well, unfortunately, the state is facing a whopping $6.1 billion budget deficit. How this is resolved will be priority number one in Albany during the budget season. Redesigning how […]
An Update on the BQE Rehabilitation Project
Imagine a scenario where 15,000 trucks are rerouted off the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) onto local streets in Brooklyn. This would be an unmitigated disaster. Yet, that is looking like a serious possibility. The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) has indicated that the expressway has deteriorated to the point that if repairs are not completed by […]
Toll Payer Advocate Program Announced
Since cashless tolls made their New York debut motorists have reported a wide range of problems. From excessive, non-negotiable late penalties many times that of the original tolls, not receiving notices, registration suspensions, and refusal of the agencies to offer payment plans. In response State legislators Tom Abinanti (Assembly) and David Carlucci (Senate) proposed a […]