Sentences with phrase «transit issues»

Fifty - nine percent of voters said he's done a fair or poor job managing mass transit issues.

However, with Cuomo recently declaring a state of emergency following the derailment of an A train at 125th Street as the latest in a myriad of transit issues, local officials are calling for a more direct plan for overhauling the subway system.

Sikora said he was endorsed by StreetsPAC, a traffic advocacy organization, and said he had worked on mass transit issues at NYPIRG.

«Sex and the City» star Cynthia Nixon and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams rode the C train together on March 28, 2018, to chat about transit issues as a part of her campaign for governor.

«Sex and the City» star Cynthia Nixon and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams rode the C train together on March 28, 2018, to chat about transit issues as a part of her campaign for governor.

Cuomo has denied that he is to blame for transit issues over the summer, and has said he is the one trying to fix them.

New York City commuters are dealing with transit issues on multiple fronts this summer, including delays and derailments on the MTA - run subway system and track upgrades at Penn Station causing further problems for Long Island - bound travelers.

Mark - Viverito said the state's lack of involvement on mass transit issues means the city has had to consider other ways to increase revenue, such as the commuter tax or congestion pricing.

The multi-part plan is intended to address New York's myriad transit issues, but how well will it work?

«Everything that we do to make working, traveling, and life in general, harder has an impact on the region's economy,» said Christopher Jones, chief planner at the Regional Plan Association, a Manhattan - based think tank that studies economic and transit issues in the metropolitan area.

Though he says he has not spoken to anyone at the state GOP about his interest in running for governor, Kolb on this issue was following a script laid out by party leaders, who have been hammering Cuomo over the downstate transit issues.

He called a proposal backed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that would increase taxes on the wealthy to fund transit issues as «dead on arrival.»

A few transit issues persist, including the continued shutdown of the Long Island Rail Road.

Hakeem is a champion of transit issues.»

But Cuomo, who in effect controls the MTA board, has a negative 26 percent to 59 percent job performance rating when it comes to his handling of mass transit issues.

Cuomo is also facing criticism for another transit issue at the moment: The New York City subway system.

Albanese believes that, despite control of the MTA being largely in the hands of the governor, the city can still play a bigger role in fixing its transit issues; he has pledged to add $ 1 billion in city money to the MTA capital plan, in order to fix the subway's ailing signals, among other things.

NEW YORK - Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo are not exactly building bridges when it comes to some transit issues.

«It's a very important issue, and the notion that we are going to be investing so much money downstate to address their transit issues, but yet not have a comprehensive plan to address our issues upstate is unacceptable to me,» said New York state Sen. Fred Akshar at the press conference.

At 7 a.m., New York City elected officials will hold day two of their tour of transit issues, starting at Queensboro Plaza, Queens.

But the transit issues after a «summer of hell» for delayed lines could be the most potent line for Nixon in the campaign.

Cuomo's up for re-election in 2018 which means the transit issue could be exploited by an opponent in the campaign.

Miner and Williams shared a photo online of a lunch together amid talk of a potential challenge to the governor next year, which they indicated would be over issues surrounding education spending, mass transit issues and affordable housing.

The budget itself includes a number of political trip wires, from criminal justice reform, to transit issues for New York City, education spending and gun control.

«Allen dedicated much time to this unpaid job, understood the complexities of transit issues and has shown true independence as the ONLY member of the MTA board to vote against increasing tolls and fares.»

«Anywhere and everywhere I go, people talk about the transit issue,» she said over coffee at Pennsylvania Station, where she was preparing to board an Amtrak back to Syracuse.

Cuomo received most of the blame for the failings, with 37 percent of polled voters saying he's at fault for the transit issues.