Published: Mar. 18, 2023, 12:00 p.m.
By Kristin F. Dalton | kdalton@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Pay to park on a residential street? Not at the cost of taxpaying car owners, said two Staten Island councilmen.
The Senate is hoping to solve the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) budget woes by charging New York City residents for a permit to park on city streets.
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Published: Feb. 27, 2023, 3:35 p.m.
By Erik Bascome | tbascome@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The implementation of the nation’s first congestion pricing plan has been pushed back several months in a move that MTA officials anticipate will cost the agency roughly $250 million in expected revenue.
Last week, the MTA released its February Financial Plan, which stated that revenue collection from congestion pricing is now expected to begin in the second quarter of 2024, meaning April 2024 would be the earliest that drivers are charged for driving into Manhattan’s Central Business District.
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Published: Feb. 23, 2023, 2:33 p.m.
By Erik Bascome | tbascome@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An elevator is coming to the Huguenot station of the Staten Island Railway (SIR) as part of a wide-ranging effort to enhance accessibility throughout New York City’s transit system.
On Thursday, the MTA announced that 17 stations across the five boroughs are scheduled to receive contracts this year for accessibility upgrades, including an elevator at the Huguenot station.
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Updated: Jan. 19, 2023, 6:17 p.m. | Published: Jan. 19, 2023, 5:16 p.m.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) have announced new bipartisan legislation intended to protect New York and New Jersey drivers from potential congestion pricing tolls. (Courtesy of Rep. Gottheimer’s Office)
By Erik Bascome | tbascome@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The fight against the MTA’s proposed congestion pricing program rages on.
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Updated: Jan. 12, 2023, 3:22 p.m. | Published: Jan. 12, 2023, 2:52 p.m.
By Paul Liotta | pliotta@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rollout of New York City’s congestion pricing plan has long been delayed, and on Thursday, City Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) said it was with good reason as he took his latest swipe at a similar international program.
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