Well, the cards are on the table now, as far as national transportation policy is concerned. The House transportation bill passed committee on solidly partisan lines. It would reverse decades of reforms that promote safer streets, sustainable transport... »
Missing Funding Plan for Tappan Zee Delays Construction Process (WSJ) DCP May Lift Parking Maximums Near Theater District, Hospitals (NYT) …While In Brooklyn, Little Parking Minimum Relief May Be Coming (NYT) Greenwood Heights Residents Propose Their ... »
Big Blue won Super Bowl XLVI, defeating the New England Patriots 21-17 in an emotional roller-coaster of a game. They will be rewarded with a ticker-tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes tomorrow, and afterwards receive keys to the city from Mayor Bloomb... »
Whats Next the Carl Kruger, Brian Mclaughlin and Alan Hevesi Reform Election Law?After failing on their push for an independent redistricting commission the Goo Goos now have hired a lobbyist. They want to form a Campaign Finance System like the cities... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to be at a wake service at 9:50 a.m. His schedule doesn’t offer any more detail, but a source notes the son of a top aide to the governor has passed away. The governor then will be attending the New York Association of Co... »
Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-HammelRep. Michael Grimm has been incommunicado since the weekend. WASHINGTON -- Staten Island Democrats aren't wasting any time in trying to take take advantage of GOP Rep. Michael Grimm's fundraising troubles. A De... »
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand heads into the 2012 election with $8.1 million in campaign cash, according to a yearend finance report filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission. New York’s junior senator raised $9.76 million last year, comi... »
Jeremy Smerd - Left-leaning, spirulina-drinking Democrats ride trains. Freedom-loving, gas-guzzling Republicans drive cars. For some, that distinction explains why House Republicans gutted mass transit funding in a $260 billion federal transportation b... »
