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Nearly one year in, New York's congestion relief program is saving people time and creating good jobs on construction projects to deliver the reliable, accessible subway service that millions of riders deserve, not just in Manhattan, but deep into Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
fund public transit so that working people have a $2.50 alternative to a $38+ tip rideshare (or $34/day parking)
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Coming out of X retirement to plug our new hour long show On The Way, on @WNYC Thursday from 1pm-2pm. Tune in, and even better call in with your questions and comments. The number is 646-433-9692. First show features, @DannyInTransit @CSSNYorg @ramseykhalifeh @ClaytonGuse
“They are teachers,” Senator @JabariBrisport said of the childcare workers.
“I’m a former teacher. It doesn’t make sense that I was able to walk in and make $60,000, and they’re making $30,000 to $40,000. The model is broken.”
The Workers on the Front Lines of Mamdani’s Free Child Care Plan: nytimes.com/2026/11/12/nyreg…
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Pleased to join
@RidersAlliance
and many other partners to call on
@SenSchumer
and
@RepJeffries
for a restart on Build America 250 and include transit advanced appropriations in the CR in Dec. Read more via
@Estarkmiller
for AMNY: amny.com/news/nyc-transporta…
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FIRST ON amNY: One in five New Yorkers say they can’t afford $3 transit fares, anti-poverty group survey finds amny.com/nyc-transit/survey-…
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New Yorkers voted hard for lower costs BUT the federal highway bill now kicking around Congress would 🔪 transit and double down on $$$$$ car dependency
We need Brooklynites/Democratic leaders @SenSchumer and @RepJeffries to kill the bill, start over, and save us time and money
NYC transportation advocates urge likely incoming Democratic leaders Jeffries and Schumer to toss bill slashing funding for public transit amny.com/news/nyc-transporta…
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NYC transportation advocates urge likely incoming Democratic leaders Jeffries and Schumer to toss bill slashing funding for public transit amny.com/news/nyc-transporta…
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Buses aren't just an extra way to get around, sometimes they're the ONLY way to get around.
Like Jodi, many New Yorkers live in areas that aren't accessible to a subway. That's why Fast Buses, Better Service is more than just about convenience, it can be life-changing.
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The Trump admins immigration crackdown has reshaped life for many immigrants. But on Long Island, it’s spurred a quieter unease among Latinos about an unavoidable requirement: driving.
Some are even starting to carry around copies of their passports.
newsday.com/long-island/inve…
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"For almost two years, @MTA has been chugging along, and @SecDuffy's been on the side saying, ‘Judge, stop that guy.’
"In general, judges, like everybody else, don’t like to get involved with something unless there’s a good reason to get involved and change the status quo." 🤔
The feds say that President Trump and his agencies can do whatever they want, whenever they want. But somehow, they still can't manage to kill congestion pricing in New York City. buff.ly/uIdSC0r
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Lawler — an extremely astute political strategist in his own right — is 100% correct here.
And it’s precisely why Hochul and Democrats in the NY state legislature must redraw our congressional district map next year.
The good times won’t last forever. And we need to be ready.
This is quite an interview:
politico.com/newsletters/new…
"None of us expected this war to linger."
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, New York City's sole Republican representing Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, told NY1's @errollouis that "we need to get out of" the Iran war.
When asked if Democrats' sweeping victory last week was a repudiation of the war and its effect on costs of gas and everyday essentials, Malliotakis said, "None of us expected this war to linger."
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Danny Pearlstein retweeted
congestion pricing’s environmental review process took over two years and was 4,000 pages
and you know what the craziest part is? that was with an accelerated environmental review process! other transit projects take even longer!
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I took the train over the floating bridge and all I got was this view of Mt Rainier
This is amazing. Retire dirt bikes and replace them with skates when?
After Dark, Skaters Own These Streets, by @stefanoschen on a bike: nytimes.com/2026/11/10/nyreg…
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"In the last fiscal year, which ended at the end of June, NYPD officers wrote 222 civil tickets for engine idling."
They handed out 222 *civil* tix, in the entire city, over an entire year (< 1 per day!), and decided even that was too much for drivers to bear.
😷 🫁 😷 💔
NYPD curbs spitting and idling tickets amid complaints about quality-of-life crackdown
gothamist.com/news/nypd-curb…
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Danny Pearlstein retweeted
I absolutely think people should get tickets for idling. You're forcing everyone else to deal with your noise and air pollution.
NYPD curbs spitting and idling tickets amid complaints about quality-of-life crackdown
gothamist.com/news/nypd-curb…
Whether it's PA's 67 counties or NY's 62, it's great to hear a *governor* pumping public transit, which isn't just for cities
Mass transit is absolutely critical for all 67 counties across our Commonwealth. It’s not just SEPTA in Philly or PRT in Pittsburgh — it’s also the buses and shared ride services in our suburbs and rural communities that get folks where they need to go every single day.
With a Democratic trifecta, we will FINALLY deliver mass transit funding for the nearly 1 million Pennsylvanians who rely on it every single day.
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