Sentences with phrase «toward city subways»

That expense, first reported by Politico, comes as commuters have begged Cuomo to steer more of the state - run MTA's money toward city subways, with chronic delays wrecking commutes and endangering employment.

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CNN: Faith groups launch campaign to counter controversial «Defeat Jihad» ad Jewish and Christian groups have unveiled three separate ad campaigns to counter what they claim is hateful speech toward Muslims contained within an advertisement posted at some New York City subway stations.

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.

The state claims it forced the city's hand through the budget agreements, according to the Post, while city officials claim that they only agreed to the budget deal because they were able to ensure that the city - contributed funds would only go toward fixing the subway and nothing else.

He complained that Cuomo forced the city to kick in $ 418 million toward the MTA's «subway action plan» to address system failures stemming from the state's neglect.

After months spent bickering over whether the city would contribute to this emergency fund to fix the subway, the city finally committed to spending $ 418 million toward the plan — this came with a «lock box» provision that ensures that these funds will only be used for subway repairs and nothing else.

But he also had some misgivings; he felt the proposal would work best in tandem with imposing his millionaires tax, to fund improvements to the subway; and he also felt the congestion pricing plan needed to ensure there was a way that funds generated from it would only go toward the city's buses and subways, the New York Times explained.

After a review from the city's Independent Budget Office highlighted steadily shrinking funding toward the MTA signal system — the ancient, frequently failing traffic lights of the subway — Cuomo pledged an extra billion in state money toward the $ 32.5 billion MTA capital plan.

Republican mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis accused de Blasio of turning a blind eye toward the day - to - day problems of the city, from the packed subways to the homeless.

It's hard to keep track of Beijing's subway network — in its eight - year rush toward the Olympic Games, the city doubled its amount of track with the addition of five new lines.