In 2019, the state passed a law telling the MTA to formulate a congestion pricing plan that would generate $1 billion a year. The proposed system that resulted (officially known as the Central Business District Tolling Program) has now entered a 30-day public comment period; after which point...
We had a weak union, but we were still guaranteed a percentage of the meter revenue — 41 percent for beginners, eventually going up to 50 percent — plus tips and all of the 50-cent night surcharges after the first $4. A union official explained that this was the best system: If y...
" Brennan said. "It can put people into a 'k-hole' where they feel like they're in a blank space, like they are disassociated from their body, they're disassociated from their brain, they don't know what's going on."
Caballer explained a "blood choke" is when pressure is applied to carotid arteries on both sides of the neck and should render someone unconscious in between eight to 13 seconds. He explained an "air choke" is when pressure is applied directly to the trachea and would take two to three ...
But that’s not the best mode of transit for many New Yorkers; our traffic isamong the worstin the world, and it’s not getting better anytime soon (at least, not withoutcongestion pricing). If you want to stay sane (and not devote a good chunk of your life to dealing with alternat...