Sentences with phrase «about the congestion pricing plan»

QUEENS, NY — Queens elected officials issued the following joint statement about the congestion pricing plan proposed by Move NY: «The «Move NY Fair Plan» is far from fair and lacks any promise of returns.

The mayor said he told the governor there are some «bottom line matters» that are «essential» to the city and that he has has been «very open - minded» about the congestion pricing plan proposed by Fix New York City, a panel formed by Cuomo last year to study the issue.

Not exact matches

During an interview with Capital Tonight's Liz Benjamin, Mark - Viverito, who supported an earlier congestion pricing plan, said she was still learning about the new proposal.

Congestion pricing is a heavy lift at the Capitol, political observers say, and it will be impossible to fully assess the proposal's prospects until more is known about Cuomo's actual plan and the extent to which he'll embrace his own trial balloon.

Questions during the post-speech «gaggle» included the cost of a special election, his reaction to a New York Republican Party 50 Shades of Grey parody of Bill de Blasio and Al Sharpton, Rudy Giuliani's recent comments about Barack Obama, the expected Republican candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election, state legislature financial disclosure forms, the refusal of Port Authority commissioners to accede to Cuomo and Chris Christie's request to resign, his planned trip to Cuba, congestion pricing, and UFT comments asserting that the governor has shortchanged New York City schools by $ 2.5 billion.

As WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported, de Blasio cautioned that he wanted to see the whole plan — but he raised questions about Cuomo's congestion pricing proposal.

«In Focus» Host Cheryl Wills talks to Brooklyn City Councilman Justin Brannan and Manhattan City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez about what they want to see from any congestion pricing plan.

«If my kids are riding on a school bus and the school bus needs brakes and I have the money to fix that, I'm gonna fix it,» responded Dietl, to a question from debate panellist Gloria Pazmino, a Politico New York reporter, about whether the candidates would fund half the MTA emergency action plan and support a potential congestion pricing proposal.

If he's so concerned about traffic, why, they ask, hasn't he embraced (Gridlock) Sam Schwartz's congestion pricing plan?

They'll also talk about the latest developments related to the franchise to run the Saratoga Race Course, the congestion pricing plan for NYC and the Spitzer administration's «Troopergate» scandal.

Mr. Cuomo, after once expressing doubt about congestion pricing's chances, is expected to unveil a plan early next year and make it a centerpiece of his legislative agenda.

There is plenty of debate ongoing about the pros and cons of congestion pricing - but little discussion yet about the purpose of creating such a large flow of money — $ 1 - $ 1.5 billion a year — that logically must be a way to fund the next MTA capital plan.

Given that details about the MTA's capital spending plan are only now coming out, the fact that more than half of the polled New Yorkers support congestion pricing if the revenues go to transit is actually pretty impressive.

Mr. Cuomo, after once expressing doubt about congestion pricing's chances, is expected to unveil a plan early next year and make it a centerpiece of his legislative agenda.