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News Articles by Matthew Schuerman

Calls For More Aggressive Buildings Commish

April 23, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The city's Buildings Commissioner, Patricia Lancaster has stepped down after more than six years in that post. While Mayor Bloomberg praised her service, her resignation comes after a series of fata....

Building Commissioner Resigns

April 22, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The city's buildings commissioner has resigned a day after Mayor Bloomberg criticized her agency's performance. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports. Patricia Lancaster served Mayor Bloomberg loyally fo....

Willets Point Redevelopment Undergoes Review

April 21, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

For the past four years, Mayor Bloomberg has talked about transforming the Willets Point area of Queens. Today, the City Planning Commission is expected to start the seven-month clock that governs th....

Bronx Little League Team Hopes to Compete

April 20, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Little league games are starting this month. Teams in the Fordham-Bedford league in the Bronx are having their opening day next Saturday. One team that hopes to play this year doesn't know if it can ....

Congestion Pricing Not Dead, City Says

April 18, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Congestion pricing may not be dead yet. City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan spoke at a conference sponsored by the non-profit Regional Plan Association, says the proposals defeated t....

Harlem Re-Zoning Wins Approval in Subcommittee

April 15, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The hotly-contested proposed re-zoning of Harlem's 125th Street won the approval of a city council subcommittee, after a local councilwoman got the Bloomberg Administration to make big changes. REPO....

Port Authority Wants to Take On Moynihan Station Project

April 15, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The head of the Port Authority, Anthony Coscia, says his agency wants to help finance or take over the troubled Moynihan Station project. Speaking at a Crain's New York breakfast, Coscia says the ex....

MTA to Use Energy Generated by Wind and Tidal Power

April 14, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will use power generated by the East River and winds off of the Rockaway peninsula in the coming years to reduce its carbon footprint. Officials said today a....

Car Crashes into Courthouse Steps Injuring Six

April 11, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Six people were hurt when a car lost control, jumped a curb and crashed into the steps of a Manhattan courthouse. REPORTER: The car also hit a bagel cart before stopping a few steps up the grand sta....

Lawsuit Filed to Block Randalls Island Project

April 10, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Another legal effort has been made to stop the construction of sports fields on Randalls Island. Several public school parents and East Harlem residents filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court. Marin....

9/11 Memorial Reaches Fundraising Goal

April 10, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

A donation by one of the World Trade Center's former tenants has finished off the fund-raising drive for the September 11 memorial. The memorial is scheduled to open in 2011. Joe Daniels, presiden....

Congestion Pricing Dies in the Assembly

April 07, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

In a closed-door meeting of his Democratic members, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says a majority would not support congestion pricing, and he would not bring it to the floor for a vote. WNYC’s ....

Midnight Deadline for Congestion Pricing

April 07, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Today is the deadline for the state legislature to approve Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan and still qualify for a $350 million federal grant. Lawmakers were not called up to Alban....

Nonprofits Feel Congestion Pricing Pinch

April 04, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Opponents of congestion pricing have rallied around nonprofit organizations with trucks that need to drive into midtown Manhattan on weekdays. While cars face an $8 a day fee, most trucks would hav....

Diplomats Exempt from Congestion Fee

April 03, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has tried to hold the line on loopholes in his congestion pricing plan. But, one group of people he's already agreed to exempt from the fee are foreign representatives to the ....

Congestion Pricing Plan Approved by City Council in Tight Vote

April 01, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

In one of its closest votes ever, the City Council voted last night to support a revised version of Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan. That plan aims to cut traffic and pollution by compelli....

City Council Committee Approves Congestion Pricing Proposal

March 31, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

A city council committee has approved the mayor's proposal to charge drivers an 8 dollar fee to enter Manhattan below 60th Street, by a 6 to three vote. It now goes to the full council. WNYC's Matt....

City Council to Vote on Congestion Pricing Today

March 31, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The scheduled vote by the city council later this afternoon on congestion pricing suggests that the proposal to charge drivers to enter the busiest parts of Manhattan does have the support of a major....

Traffic Fee Foes in Queens Take to the Street

March 28, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

"Honk if you are against congestion pricing" — that was the message on signs a few Queens politicians and business leaders held aloft for motorists at the Queensboro Bridge this morning. Organizer....

Garden Backs Out of Moynihan Plan

March 28, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Madison Square Garden announced yesterday that it was giving up on a public-private partnership that was supposed to build a new Penn Station. Instead, it will move forward with a renovation of its ....

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