Last year New York City passed an absurd bounty system on idling trucks and buses. Under this law citizens are encouraged to record three minutes of video of a truck or bus idling near a school and four minutes elsewhere, the bounty hunter then sends the video to the Department of Environmental Protection. If the […]
So, What’s Up with 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 […]
NYC Independent Contractors Rights Bill Goes Into Effect
If you hire an independent contractor in NYC for any work over $800 you must have a written contract itemizing the services and creating a mechanism for timely payment. That’s the gist of the so-called NYC Freelance Isn’t Free Act that went into effect on May 15, 2017. We wrote about that law in November […]
Trucking Association of NY Announces NYC DOT Outreach Meeting
Operating a truck in the NYC metro region gets more challenging every year! Often there seems to be a disconnect between the industry and the City Department of Transportation (DOT). Join the Trucking Association of NY (TANY) as they host an outreach meeting on behalf of the NYC Department of Transportation. Representatives from the Office […]
City DOT to Attack Midtown Gridlock
With Midtown congestion frustratingly high, Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Polly Trottenberg unveiled her plan of attack. In an op ed piece for the Daily News, on December 11th, Trottenberg describes increasing enforcement, expanding technology, and creative management techniques to get things moving.