Operating a truck in the NYC metro region gets more challenging every year. Join the Trucking Association of New York (TANY)’s Metropolitan New York Trucking Conference on November 2 to address many of the issues that affect us all. Get a better understanding of trends, new rules and problems unique to operating in this area. […]
Is the Path to Highway Hell Paved with Cashless Tolls?
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that on Saturday, September 30, installation of cashless tolling on all the MTA bridges and tunnels would be completed. What could be objectionable about efficiently and electronically collecting tolls without slowing traffic? In fact, MoveNY’s midtown town toll collection scheme is predicated on widespread application of this technology to create […]
Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvement Project Comment Period
Doing business around Hunts Point? The NYS DOT’s Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvement Project is now open for review and comment. The DOT is seeking input about making it easier to go between the Hunts Point Market and the Bruckner Expressway. The full project may be viewed here. The comment period ends on July 27th. […]
Minimum Wage Increase Has Arrived in New York
Governor Cuomo is creating a 200-person task force to “ensure that workers are being paid what they earned, and employers who flaunt the law will be held accountable” according to a January 2nd press release. These investigators are going to go across the state to educate businesses and workers alike about the new wage levels […]
Stupid Budget Tricks
Gotta hand it to Nassau County Exec Ed Mangano. His proposal to more than double the County surcharge on traffic and parking tickets to hire and pay for more police will incentivize the NCPD to issue more tickets to assure their continued employment. The “Public Safety Fee”, contained in the 2017 budget proposal he just […]