MTA boss warns devastating proposed federal cuts to transit funding on the horizonThe MTA faces the grim prospect of $250 million in annual federal funding formula cuts under legislation currently being pushed in the Republican-controlledAM New York4d agoWhole story →BuildEconomyiija extension debate
‘Zohran stop the jail!’ Anonymous banner calls on mayor to halt Chinatown jail constructionA banner hung anonymously on the side of a Chinatown building on Thursday made a personal plea for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to step in and halt construction ofAM New York4d agoWhole story →BuildJusticeZohran Mamdanichinatown jail construction controversy
Hochul warns Trump tariffs could add $1B to MTA fleet costsGov. Kathy Hochul is calling for exemptions from Trump tariffs on MTA transit rolling stock including subway cars and buses.AM New York5d agoWhole story →BuildEconomyKathy Hochulmta tariff exemption request
New York County Lawyers rail at federal effort to strip American Bar Association of law school accreditationAs the U.S. Education Department comes close to deciding whether to strip the American Bar Association of its power to accredit law schools, the New York CityAM New York5d agoWhole story →BuildEducationaba law school accreditation debate
terre tax hit with new lawsuit after homeowners win on Staten IslandMayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent rollout of the pied-à-terre tax is facing yet another legal challenge.AM New York6d agoWhole story →BuildEconomyZohran Mamdanipied terre tax lawsuit
Drilling to begin on Gateway Tunnel rail project after federal judge nixed Trump funding pause earlier this yearNearly a year after the Trump administration announced a freeze on funding for the Gateway Tunnel project, the effort to build a new two-tube rail passageAM New York7d agoWhole story →BuildJusticegateway tunnel groundbreaking
Leveraging technology to reduce non-emergency medical transportation fraudThe federal government could take a different approach to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse. HHS could mandate – and even fund – technology upgrades for NEMTAM New York7d agoWhole story →HealthBuildmedicaid reform debate
