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City Eyes Waterfront for Middle Class Enclave

August 13, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Bloomberg Administration made its pitch to the City Planning Commission for using public money to prepare and help build a new middle class enclave on land once envisioned for an Olympic Village.....

Stringer Calls for Better Building Code Compliance

August 11, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Nearly a year after a fire broke out in the former Deutsche Bank building, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is calling attention to almost 900 buildings in the city that do not follow the c....

City Agrees to Diverse Hiring for Willets Point Plan

August 06, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Bloomberg administration is promising that the future developer of Willets Point will hire minorities, women and Queens residents. The announcement today is a step to build support for the $3 bi....

Port Authority Threatens to Block Landing Slot Auction

August 05, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Port Authority is threatening to block a plan to auction takeoff and landing slots at the region's three major airports. Under the proposal, which the U.S. Department of Transportation hopes to ....

Port Authority Moves Against Feds' Flight Auction Plan

August 04, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Port Authority is trying to block the federal government from auctioning off landing and departure slots at New York's three major airports. The agency, which owns and operates LaGuardia, Kenned....

City Tries Closing Tunnel Lanes to Ease Accidents

August 01, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

If you can't get people to stop crossing against the light, then stop the cars from driving there instead. That's the approach the city Department of Transportation will try out at the Park Avenue t....

Evicted Brooklyn Businesses Suffer

August 01, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The 2004 rezoning of Downtown Brooklyn is finally having an impact, but for 57 percent of the small businesses it's not a good one. That's the finding of a survey by the Urban Justice Center and a g....

Forum Focuses on Alternative Energy for NYC

July 31, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The City Council is sponsoring a panel at Hunter College this morning on how to get New York City to use more alternative energy. Councilman Dan Garodnick says one idea is to have property owners fo....

'Cashless Tolling' Study Planned for Port Authority and MTA Bridges and Tunnels

July 30, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is thinking about getting rid of toll plazas at its East and Harlem River crossings. The agency is asking for bids from firms that would study how to replac....

Questions Raised Over Financing Deals of New Yankees Stadium

July 29, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Yankees broke ground on their new stadium a year ago, but its financing details are still coming out. Yesterday, a state legislator criticized part of the agreement that gives city economic devel....

Mayor Outlines Reforms for Municipal Construction Projects

July 29, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he has a five-step plan to reduce the cost of the city's capital projects. It's a way, he says, of making sure the city continues to invest in infrastructure, even during....

Deal Reached for Ground Zero Church

July 25, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

A small church that was destroyed during the September 11th attacks will receive up to $60 million from the Port Authority to help with its move. This will allow the Port Authority to build an entra....

Subway Riders Face One-Two Punch

July 24, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority formally presented its proposed 2009 budget yesterday. It would raise tolls and fares by 8 percent starting next July, followed by another 5 percent hike in....

MTA Budget Proposes 8 Percent Fare Hike

July 23, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

MTA Executive Director Lee Sander presented the MTA board with his proposal to ask the state, city and riders for more money next year. REPORTER: The proposal would include an 8 percent fare and tol....

Transit Riders Speak Their Minds

July 23, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority hasn't even formally proposed a fare hike, but plenty of people are talking about it. WNYC caught a number of them at the West 4th Street subway station in M....

MTA Fare Hike Draws Stiff Criticism

July 22, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposed 8 percent fare and toll hike has everyone talking and it hasn't even been officially unveiled yet. The 2009 budget proposal will be formally rele....

Paterson Dubious of MTA Fare Hike Plan

July 22, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Gov. David Paterson is not convinced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority needs to raise fares again. Paterson, who appoints more members to the agency's board than anyone else, says the MTA ne....

MTA Fares and Tolls Could Go Up Again

July 22, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is going to propose another fare and toll hike tomorrow. If approved, it would go into effect next July, making it only the second time in history when the c....

Subway Delays gets Worse: MTA

July 21, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Subway delays have been steadily getting worse since the heyday of 2003, when 97 out of every 100 trains ran on time. Now that number has fallen to 91. But after years of complaining that they are be....

A Tour of MTA's East Side Access Tunnels

July 18, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's East Side Access project reached its first goal post a couple of weeks ago: giant boring machines finished burrowing their way from 63rd Street and Second ....