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Early congestion pricing tracking is in: Staten Islanders got screwed (opinion)

We don’t yet have official data from the MTA about how congestion pricing is affecting traffic on New York City’s streets. But amNewYork has...

12.01.2025 10

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Tom Wrobleski

Staten Island problems: Construction, no parking and gentrification | The Old Guy

Five days before my birthday in December, signs went up on Jackson Street, alerting us to the fact that, for the next month, that street would be...

11.01.2025 2

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Gary Moore For The Staten Island Advance

Congestion pricing could spell doom for Hochul like term limits did for Christine Quinn (opinion)

Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t the only one to blame for the heinous congestion pricing tax that was set to go into effect on midnight Sunday. The plan...

05.01.2025 20

The Staten Island Advance

Tom Wrobleski

It’s not for sissies, but it’s worth the trip | The Old Guy

Listening to the traffic outside our bedroom window and smiling because we don’t have to deal with it. That wonderfully cozy 15 minutes that...

04.01.2025 3

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Gary Moore For The Staten Island Advance

Staten Islanders again second-class citizens in their own city | Opinion from the borough president

In a few days Staten Islanders may be reminded once again that they are second-class citizens in their own city. A soon-to-be-decided Federal Court...

03.01.2025 7

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Borough President Vito Fossella