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Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Hochul asks MTA to consider taking over Amtrak’s upstate service lines
Governor Kathy Hochul is asking the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber to evaluate whether or not the agency (which runs the State’s two commuter rail systems, Metro North and…
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Hochul is planning a sweeping revitalization of Coney Island, plans to double beach acreage
Governor Kathy Hochul has directed Empire State Development to begin preparing a sweeping revitalization plan for the storied Coney Island section of New York City — in what is expected to be a…
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Hochul directs MTA to construct new Metro North station in Astoria, Queens
Sources tell The Chronicle that Governor Kathy Hochul is directing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to construct a new Metro North transit station in the Astoria section of Queens, which will give the borough…
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Hochul plans to call NYC bridges ‘dingy’ in State of the State speech
(December 26, 2021) — In a new spin on former Mayor Rudy Guiliani‘s ‘Broken Windows‘ theory, Governor Kathy Hochul is creating a new metric for government performance: no more ‘dingy-looking’ bridges. In…
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Empire Center sues DOT for hiding study
The Empire Center for Public Policy today announced its lawsuit against the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) for refusing to disclose a study DOT claims justified forcing bidders to sign…
