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Comptroller: New York Shortchanged Highway and Bridge Projects
by Andrea Bernstein
October 29, 2009
New York State has shortchanged highway and bridge projects by billions of dollars over nearly two decades, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says. He says only one-third of a total of about $32 billion ha....
Bronx Tops in Poverty and Unemployment, 14th in Stimulus
by Andrea Bernstein
August 10, 2009
Under the federal stimulus bill, areas suffering economic distress are supposed to get the most help. But while Bronx County has the highest unemployment and the most poverty in New York, 13 other co....
NYC Welcomes Paris-Style Bike Share
by Andrea Bernstein
August 03, 2009
New York City Transportation officials are looking at bringing a Paris-style bike share system to New York, and for the next three Saturdays, New Yorkers will have a chance to try it out. In Paris, ....
Millions of Passengers Manage to Find the AirTrain
by Andrea Bernstein
August 01, 2009
Now that it's August and summer travel season is kicking into high gear, more and more people are taking the AirTrain. It connects JFK airport to the New York City subway system and the Long Island ....
Coming to an Office Building Near You: Bicycle Parking
by Andrea Bernstein
July 29, 2009
The New York City Council is expected to pass a bill today, requiring commercial building owners to allow tenants to bring in bicycles. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more. REPORTER: The bill, which ....
JFK Runway Reconstruction Project Begins
by Andrea Bernstein
July 29, 2009
One of JFK Airport's runways will be shut down for four months next year for renovations, that are intended to reduce delays. Governor Paterson says the slowdown caused by the renovation, will be wel....
NY Officials Track Stimulus Online
by Andrea Bernstein
July 06, 2009
All three of New York's statewide elected officials have websites that help track federal stimulus funds, but as WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports, none make New York's stimulus spending completely tra....
Poor Road Conditions Result in Half of Traffic Deaths
by Andrea Bernstein
July 03, 2009
As travellers take to the roads this holiday weekend, a new study finds poor U.S. road conditions contribute to half of all traffic deaths. And New York and New Jersey pay some of the highest costs ....
Tracking NY's Stimulus Spending Online
by Andrea Bernstein
July 02, 2009
As of Wednesday, all three statewide elected officials have websites that help track stimulus funding, but none make New York's stimulus spending completely transparent. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has m....
Congressman Nadler: Obama Administration Dropped Ball on Transportation Bill
by Andrea Bernstein
June 30, 2009
Congressman Jerrold Nadler is accusing the Obama Administration of dropping the ball on the massive transportation bill reauthorization. The Manhattan representative told the Brian Lehrer Show today ....
BP Markowitz: Life Is Like The Cyclone
by Andrea Bernstein
June 26, 2009
Today's the last day of public school in New York City. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has been on the commencement speech circuit. Here's part of his address to the graduates of Boody ....
Bus Rapid Transit — Can It Make It in NYC?
by Andrea Bernstein
June 18, 2009
Say you’re standing on Second Avenue at rush hour, and you need to get downtown fast. You look uptown, at six lanes of traffic crawling along. Delivery trucks are double parked, bus drivers are w....
Colombia's Transmilleneo: Bus Rapid Transit
by Andrea Bernstein
May 29, 2009
If you haven't noticed, New York City is in the midst of re-thinking its street space. One person who's been influential in articulating the philosophy behind those changes is the former mayor of Bog....
NY Senate Dems Blast Gov Over Stimulus Spending
by Andrea Bernstein
May 05, 2009
A group of democratic state senators and government watchdogs is chiding Governor Paterson for limiting access to the decision making process for stimulus spending. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports. ....
White House Apologizes for Biden's Travel Remarks
by Andrea Bernstein
May 01, 2009
The White House has apologized to anyone who was "unduly alarmed" by Vice President Joe Biden's remarks about avoiding travel on subways, and airplanes, because of swine flu. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein ....
Study: Bike Sharing Beneficial for NYC
by Andrea Bernstein
April 21, 2009
A preliminary city study says a Paris-style "bike-sharing" program could be an integral part of New York's transit system. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more. REPORTER: In Paris, for a nominal fee, a ....
Working Families Party Rallies Against MTA Hikes
by Andrea Bernstein
April 07, 2009
The Working Families party is getting into the fight against subway fare hikes - the first formal political response to the stalemate in Albany on an MTA bailout package. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has....
Open Spaces in NYS Get Funding
by Andrea Bernstein
April 02, 2009
New York State is funding some $81 million in bike paths and public spaces. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more. BERNSTEIN: A greenway in the south Bronx, a riverfront bike path in Brooklyn and a plaza....
How Will New York Select Its Stimulus Projects?
by Andrea Bernstein
March 26, 2009
New York State just released an 800-page list of proposed projects to be funded under the Recovery Act. It says it is up to local planning organizations to winnow down the lists. But meanwhile, New J....
MTA Approves Fare Hikes
by Andrea Bernstein
March 25, 2009
The MTA's board gave its approval to a deficit-reducing budget that will mean a $2.50 bus and subway ride, a $6.50 Battery Tunnel and RFK bridge toll, and a $13 one-way charge to cross the Verrazano ....
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