He lamented that Albany did not embrace his call for a tax increase on wealthy New Yorkers to pay for mass transit repairs and encouraged lawmakers to reconsider that policy in the future. (politico.com)
The highway trust fund shouldn't be used to pay for mass transit, but instead roads, Katko said, or at least mass transit authorities should pay in too. (wrvo.org)
Mr. Stringer acknowledged in an interview on Monday that he would have to win support in Albany for his plan to work — no easy task at a Statehouse where suburban lawmakers are in open revolt against a payroll tax meant to pay for mass transit. (nytimes.com)