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The holiday weekend is over. Call Gov. Kathy Hochul and demand #CongestionPricingNow ☎️ 518-474-8390 nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/07/08/m...

Midtown Traffic Slower Than Ever After Hochul's Congestion Pricing Betrayal - Streetsblog New York Citynyc.streetsblog.org Traffic moved 6.8 mph in Manhattan's Central Business District and 4.6 mph in Midtown last month — the slowest June on record.

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do we think this guy from New Jersey would have driven his pickup truck to Manhattan to get drunk had there been a $15 congestion pricing fee in place?

NYPD: NJ man charged with drunk driving after 3 killed in July 4th LES crashgothamist.com Responding officers say they smelled alcohol on the driver

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in all seriousness shirley chisolm state park is one of my favorite places. the smell of the ocean, the trill of red-winged blackbirds … it’s perfect

haters will say this is not new york city

You should ride your bike here. When you do, remember: Roll n’ Roaster will give you a free, ice cold bottle of water if you stop there with a bike helmet.

back at it again

All of you have done a great job calling your elected officials. KEEP IT UP!!! www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/n...

Hochul Is Pressed to Resurrect Congestion Pricing With Lower Tollwww.nytimes.com In conversations, New York legislators have suggested a way to bring back the program, possibly with a toll below $15.

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I just called both Schumer and Gillibrand and told them both that Hochul's refusal to obey rule of law and implement congestion pricing is a constitutional crisis that discredits the whole Democratic party. You should call too. Schumer: 202-224-6542 Gillibrand: 202-224-4451

I called Senator Schumer and told him exactly this, in nearly these words. The fight is not just about congestion pricing. It's about the importance of democracy itself, and whether Democrats value democratic rule of law. ☎️ (202) 224-6542 ☎️ (212) 486-4430 @thewaroncars.bsky.social

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This makes me so angry. nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/06/26/h...

Hochul's Congestion Pricing 'Pause' Kicks Long-Awaited Transit Fixes to the Next Crisis - Streetsblog New York Citynyc.streetsblog.org Kathy Hochul's congestion pricing "pause" threatens the commitments New York leaders made to the transit system after years of neglect.

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kathy hochul is a fucking villain

Canceling Congestion Pricing Could Kill 100,000 New York Jobswww.nytimes.com Thousands of high-paying jobs in the state could be at risk if the funding that had been expected from congestion pricing is not restored, a new report says.

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riding my bike yesterday and hit a top speed of 27mph. pure joy as I was moving through the wind at what felt like mach speed bikes contextualize speed. when you know what 25mph really feels like you understand that driving a car within city limits in excess of 25mph is pure madness yeah #fuckcars

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"Krueger said she is only willing to consider proposals that achieve the same goals as congestion pricing: providing $15 billion to the MTA, reducing traffic in Manhattan, and reducing emissions." Congestion pricing is supposed to start on Sunday. The only thing in the way is our Gridlock Governor.

Hochul Waves Away Questions on Congestion Pricing Replacementnysfocus.com After the governor declined to answer questions, a New York Focus reporter was ejected from her event.

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‘Indefinitely pausing’ congestion pricing not only means no expansion, no modernization and no upgrades, it’ll mean a $2b cut to crucial repairs. Good math story here by my old competitor at The Daily News, Evan Simko-Bednarski — www.nydailynews.com/2024/06/22/s...

Subway service could deteriorate due to MTA budget shortfalls, Hochul’s end to congestion pricingwww.nydailynews.com The loss of congestion pricing revenue will affect more than just the long-term expansion of the MTA’s transit system — it could leave aging subway cars to run on poorly maintained tracks and…

Another day of Hochul Haze blanketing New York City. Ozone is car exhaust and removing 100,000 cars from city streets with congestion pricing helps solve this problem. Stay safe out there everyone.

Ozone is car exhaust. This is one of the many consequences of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to “pause” a plan that would’ve taken 100,000 cars off of NYC’s streets. You should let her know the only fix for this is #CongestionPricingNOW ☎️ 518-474-8390

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Congestion pricing doesn't go far enough. It should be illegal to operate a motor vehicle in New York

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Hey, transit users — we're invisible to Congestion Kathy. nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/06/20/t...

Thursday's Headlines Reveal Hochul's Math: Drivers > Transit Users - Streetsblog New York Citynyc.streetsblog.org Hey, transit users — we're invisible to Congestion Kathy.

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“Who qualifies? Any individual with a gross monthly income under $3,035. For a four-person household, the maximum gross monthly income to qualify is $4,904…. the units are available first come, first served—so don’t wait to apply.”

It’s about to get hot. Some New Yorkers may qualify for a free air conditioner.gothamist.com People who earn under $3,035 in gross monthly income and households with people with medical conditions exacerbated by heat are among those who may qualify.

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The shuttle to take New Yorkers to the beach was so crowded that hundreds of people were left on the platform. This is what the city will look like more and more without congestion pricing funding the MTA.

You should call Kathy Hochul and tell her this. ☎️ 518-474-8390

Kathy Hochul is going to try to use this heat wave to detract for her awful congestion pricing call. But, downstaters should use the heat wave to remind everyone about climate change, how much worse the heat experience is in the city because of the traffic congestion.

This is the result of Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing cancellation. You should call her and demand she back down. ☎️ 518-474-8390 nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/06/18/w...

Work Paused On Second Avenue Subway Extension After Congestion Pricing Pause - Streetsblog New York Citynyc.streetsblog.org Gridlock Gov. Hochul has joined the history books as the next governor to stop work on the Second Avenue subway.

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Driving is not a human right.

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pedestrians who get in the way of speeding vehicles are contributing to an aura of oppression that harms an extremely vulnerable segment of our population: people who think the law shouldn't apply to them because they want to drive really fast

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Shitty drivers think speed and red light cameras are revenue generation schemes because they think all other drivers are as shitty as they are. Most drivers do not speed down 10+ over the limit on residential streets or run red lights. It's very easy to just not do that, in fact.

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i'm sorry, this is an area where i am just completely unwilling to compromise. i think speeding and reckless driving are profoundly antisocial acts that are DEMONSTRABLY PROVEN to result in TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DEATHS every year in car and pedestrian crashes. this seems bad to me.

if you don't like the idea of a traffic camera snapping a photo of your car for speeding there is a very easy solution

Good morning. Keep the heat on Gov. Kathy Hochul for trying to kill congestion pricing ☎️ 518-474-8390 The top two democrats in Congress are from Bklyn & Qns. Tell them not to trade the subway for a suburban House seat Sen. Schumer 📞 212-486-4430 Rep. Jeffries 📱 718-373-0033

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A bike helmet isn't there to protect your head from getting hit by a car, there's not a lot that can be done there, it's there to protect your head in case you fall off your bike

ok i have another quote tweet prompt. what's something, big or small, related to your job or hobby, that most people don't know that you would like to have them know? it can be a concept, a piece of history, some vocabulary, or something else.

If you’re riding a bike in a bike lane that’s between moving traffic and parked cars, you want to be as far away from the parked cars as possible. Most divers will be annoyed, but won’t hit you. Getting hit by an opening car door will push you into the path of car that won’t have time to stop.