Sentences with phrase «subway improvements»

He says bond issues, which represent long - term borrowing by taxpayers, are traditionally used for infrastructure projects like subway improvements, bridges or other long - lived items.

In a statement issued shortly after the mayor's announcement, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan called for the mayor to fund subway improvements with part of the city's existing surplus.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday celebrated his securing of funding from New York City for subway improvements by attacking Mayor Bill de Blasio.

That includes $ 174 million for the MTA's $ 836 million emergency subway improvement plan, of which the state has promised to fund 50 percent.

And Mr. Moss, of New York University, believes that congestion pricing would not be sufficient by itself to finance essential subway improvements.

Not long after, a host of labor union leaders ripped Nixon for comments she made Wednesday about how labor deals have been driving up the cost of needed subway improvements.

A report released last week revealed that ride - sharing apps like Lyft and Uber were largely responsible for the increase in traffic congestion in the city in the last few years, and Cuomo's plan will consider adding a surcharge on these services, funds from which will directly go toward subway improvements.

«Governor Cuomo's threat to scale back on necessary subway improvements is a transparent attempt to shift blame and accountability for our transit woes onto the Mayor, even though the Governor himself controls the MTA,» Raskin said.

With chants of «No more delays, Cuomo fix the MTA,» dozens of commuters demanded subway improvements during a «rush - hour rally» outside of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Manhattan office Wednesday.

He said under the plan now being discussed, the city would keep half of any new property taxes generated by subway improvements while the MTA would get the other half to help fund capital projects.

Think: documentation of handmade boats navigating the waters surrounding New York City, interactive mythological topographies, ephemera from a «magical» bus tour of suburban New Jersey (which included a visit to the basement couch where the facilitator lost his virginity), subway improvement gestures, and much more.

The governor's potential support comes during a battle between Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio over funding subway improvements and just as the mayor unveiled his own plan to create a new funding source for the MTA: a millionaires tax to fund MTA operations and half - fare MetroCards for low - income city residents.

He has proposed new tolls to pay for subway improvements.

MTA chairman Joe Lhota on Tuesday unveiled an $ 800 million subway improvement plan, asking for the city and state to split the cost.

And Mr. Moss, of New York University, believes that congestion pricing would not be sufficient by itself to finance essential subway improvements.

-- State Senator on Carl Marcellino (R - Long Island) opposing both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plans to fund subway improvements.

The Cuomo administration is working on a value capture plan that would tax building owners whose properties increase in value as a result of being near transit in order to fund subway improvements.

This year de Blasio issued a list of priorities for subway improvements but said the city shouldn't have to pay a dime.