#Kathy Hochul pitches new Brooklyn-Queens commuter rail service

#Kathy Hochul pitches new Brooklyn-Queens commuter rail service

“#Kathy Hochul pitches new Brooklyn-Queens commuter rail service” An underutilized 14-mile freight line would be converted into a new commuter “Interborough Express” service connecting neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens under a plan championed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday. The new transit service would run from Bay Ridge in Brooklyn to Jackson Heights Heights in…

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#NYC bans new electric taxi licenses

#NYC bans new electric taxi licenses

“#NYC bans new electric taxi licenses” New York’s taxi regulator voted Tuesday to stop issuing new for-hire licenses for electric vehicles, snubbing a ride-share company that wanted to launch an all-Tesla ride-sharing rival to Uber and Lyft.  The five-to-one vote by the Taxi and Limousine Commission blocks electric transit startup Revel from launching its fleet of…

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#Subway worker shortage threatens NYC’s office reopenings

#Subway worker shortage threatens NYC’s office reopenings

“#Subway worker shortage threatens NYC’s office reopenings” An MTA worker shortage could derail New York’s push to lure workers back to Manhattan offices — with mass subway cancelations and overcrowded cars. As around-the-clock services resume and workers return to their commutes, the Big Apple’s public transportation agency is struggling to man the trains, internal records…

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