Memorandum of understanding sealed between local municipalities and Transmission Developers, Inc. Last week, five Rockland localities signed off on a memorandum of understanding with Transmission Developers Inc. (TDI), developer of the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE), “a completely buried, high voltage direct current transmission line proposed to extend from the Canadian border to New York […]
Debt Jubilee gives some temporary relief for toll scofflaws but in long-run EZ-Pass is only sane option for commuters BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Expensive fines added to the tolls of thousands of TZ Bridge Tolls-by-Mail drivers will vanish if drivers take advantage of an amnesty program offered through Feb. 26, 2018 by the New York State Thruway Authority. The website is now open at thruway.ny.gov/amnesty. Customers who […]
Ombudsman Alert sits in on National Webinar hosted by leading auto safety ‘Advocates’ BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman The Ombudsman Alert [this author] was invited to participate in the National Webinar held by the ‘Advocates’ on January 22. The purpose of the webinar was to emphasize that adopting proven state safety laws and existing advanced […]
Reclaim New York Initiative offered the following statement on the “Fix NYC” panel’s congestion pricing report: “Congestion pricing would be yet another massive new tax on New Yorkers. It would pass the bill for the MTA’s perpetual waste and management, and the Governor’s pass-the-buck leadership, to hard-working, overburdened commuters who can’t afford it. “More money, […]
BY CAITLIN FISH Senator David Carlucci hosted an identity theft forum at the New City Public Library on Wednesday Jan. 10 to answer questions and to inform citizens on ways to protect themselves from scams and identity fraud. Senator Carlucci was joined by a panel of three experts on identity fraud. Assistant Attorney General Sandra […]
The American Lung Association is disappointed in Governor Cuomo’s proposal to consolidate public health programs, and is deeply concerned that the State’s Asthma Program is among 30 public health programs to receive a 20 percent funding cut. Asthma is an epidemic in New York, affecting over 1.5 million adults and almost 428,000 children. Despite being […]