The MTA spent $500 million to install the toll readers such as this one on Ninth Ave. The controversial toll cleared two more legal hurdles in recent weeks, clearing the way for it go live on Jan. 5. ( Photo: Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons) Congestion Pricing Goes Live Jan. 5 but Hochul Nixes an Extra Surge Pricing Plan after Backlash The controversial congestion pricing toll appeared ready to take effect as scheduled on Jan. 5 after two different federal... News 27 Dec 2024 | 03:03
In happier times, United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew and Mayor Eric Adams at City Hall after the city reached a new contract agreement with the public school teacher’s union in June. Now the union is suing to halt budget cuts. Photo: Ben Fractenberg, THE CITY Teachers Union Sues City to Stop School Budget Cuts New York City’s teachers union is suing Mayor Eric Adams in an attempt to halt nearly $550 million in school budget cuts,... News 29 Dec 2023 | 05:41
Mayor Eric Adams (at lectern) and UFT president Michael Mulgrew clasp hands after reaching a new tentative five year pact between the city and the teacher’s union. Photo: Mayors Photography Office City and UFT Reach Tentative Pact, but Many Teachers Want it Voted Down Mayor Eric Adams and the United Federation of Teachers reached a tentative contract agreement on June 13 that would begin... News 11 Jul 2023 | 11:23
On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo received the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine from Dr. Jacqueline Delmont at a pop up vaccination site in Harlem. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Taking Shots — At Each Other The Centers for Disease Control said Friday that grade schoolers can safely sit closer together in class than previously... News 20 Mar 2021 | 02:24
