U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Doubted Their Own Case on Congestion Pricing
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U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Doubted Their Own Case on Congestion Pricing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday said it took the extraordinary step of replacing the federal lawyers defending it in a lawsuit over New York City’s congestion pricing program, after accusing them of undermining the department’s bid to end the toll. The…

NYC’s First New Subway Map in Decades Looks Mighty Familiar
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NYC’s First New Subway Map in Decades Looks Mighty Familiar

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When it comes to the New York City subway, what once was old is new again. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday revealed a revamped map of the city’s subway system that takes its cues from a 1970s throwback that was cheered by…

Trump Official Threatens to Withhold M.T.A. Funding Over Safety Data
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Trump Official Threatens to Withhold M.T.A. Funding Over Safety Data

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration threatened on Tuesday to withhold federal funding from New York’s mass transit network if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority did not respond to a series of demands about efforts to prevent crime on the city’s subway and buses. Sean Duffy, the…

One Hopped Turnstile, 9 Police Bullets, 4 People Shot. Does It Add Up?
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One Hopped Turnstile, 9 Police Bullets, 4 People Shot. Does It Add Up?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “I’m not the most pro-police guy,” he acknowledged in an interview later. In May 2020, Mr. LaFauci protested in Brooklyn after the police in Minnesota killed George Floyd. He later claimed in a lawsuit against the city that the officers had broken his…

Congestion Pricing Reduced Traffic. Now It’s Hitting Revenue Goals.
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Congestion Pricing Reduced Traffic. Now It’s Hitting Revenue Goals.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New York’s congestion pricing plan raised $48.6 million in tolls during its first month, a strong start for the program that exceeded expectations and kept it on track to raise billions of dollars for the region’s decaying mass transit system. The revenue figures,…

Trump Says He Might Use U.S. Transit Agency to ‘Kill’ Congestion Pricing
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Trump Says He Might Use U.S. Transit Agency to ‘Kill’ Congestion Pricing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump said that he was considering using the federal Department of Transportation to “kill” congestion pricing, which he claimed was deterring people from coming into Manhattan. But Mr. Trump, in a weekend interview with The New York Post, was vague about how…

Trump Administration Considers Halting Congestion Pricing
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Trump Administration Considers Halting Congestion Pricing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration is considering a move to halt New York City’s congestion pricing program, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The Department of Transportation is discussing whether to withdraw a key federal authorization that the tolling plan received from…

Hochul’s Budget Aims More at Pocketbook Issues Than at Trump
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Hochul’s Budget Aims More at Pocketbook Issues Than at Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York unveiled on Tuesday a $252 billion executive budget that seemed intended to appease New Yorkers dissatisfied with the rising cost of living rather than to address President Trump’s policies that may hurt the state. The proposed budget…

Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week
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Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The first data for New York City’s new congestion pricing program shows that gridlock lessened in its initial week as fewer drivers traveled into the core of Manhattan, though traffic continued to be heavy in parts of the tolling zone. In the first…