Tonight at 7:30 PM (I guess they were trying to show people how late they work when we’re paying attention) the New York City Council approved the congestion pricing measure by a vote of 30-20.
The measure now goes to the state legislature, who is expected to rubber-stamp the measure.
If approved, the new tolls could be [...]

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Today’s final opening day at the current Yankee Stadium was postponed due to rain, and will be played tomorrow night at 7:05 PM, weather permitting (Forecastfox is showing a thundercloud for PM tomorrow as I speak).
In more uplifting Yankee’s news, all 3 Metro-North lines will stop at Yankee Stadium next year! LodHud.com reports that [...]

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Wired’s car-focused Autopia blog has solved the funding crisis for mass transit worldwide by offering a simple 5-step plan for turning your city’s mass transit into a cash cow.
Unfortunately, most of these money-fountains are well established in NYC, and, as I sheepishly note in the comments, the whole issue is similar to taxes - its [...]

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