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Tom Wrobleski

Tom Wrobleski

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What you need to know about Hochul’s $9 congestion pricing fee: it’s still a rip-off (opinion)

If you didn’t know this would happen, you haven’t been paying attention. A few months ago, Gov. Kathy Hochul put the widely despised congestion...

17.11.2024 50

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‘Anti-American’ pro-Trump NY voters have last laugh on Hochul (opinion)

I’ve been a registered Democrat since the first year that I was eligible to vote, back in 1982. Over the years, I have voted for Democrats and...

10.11.2024 5

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NYC officials fan out to sell ‘City of Yes,’ but plan still a disaster for Staten Island (opinion)

Members of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration this week fanned out across the city to tell New Yorkers how wonderful the mayor’s “City of Yes”...

03.11.2024 9

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4 of the worst things about living on Staten Island (opinion)

I was born on Staten Island and but for two years in the early 1990s when I resided in Manhattan, I’ve lived here all my life. Meaning that I blew...

27.10.2024 10

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Dem targeting of Electoral College, Supreme Court is the real threat to democracy (opinion)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate for vice president, recently said that he thinks that the Electoral College “needs to go” and...

20.10.2024 10

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NYC Dem dangerously plays Nazi card over Trump rally at Madison Square Garden (opinion)

Likening Republicans to Adolph Hitler or calling them Nazis and fascists is one of the most overused tropes in the Democratic Party playbook. ...

13.10.2024 40

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Listen up NYC: this state has turned off most of its speed cameras (opinion)

Not everybody is as enamored of speed cameras as New York City. Some cities in Iowa recently had to turn off most of their fixed-location speed...

06.10.2024 5

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With Adams under a cloud, City of Yes, BESS site programs must be halted (opinion)

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday was indicted on federal charges of bribery, mail fraud and taking illegal campaign contributions. The mayor is innocent...

29.09.2024 9

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Four mayors in a year? Adams indictment could lead to NYC chaos (opinion)

Things were already bad enough in the City of New York. Federal investigators have been crawling over the administration of Mayor Eric Adams for...

26.09.2024 4

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Staten Island school shooting shows true danger of NYPD radio encryption (opinion)

There was a shooting at a high school on Staten Island on Thursday. And but for a tip from a reader, the Advance/SILive.com might have never heard...

22.09.2024 10

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AI cameras catching you using your cell while driving the next driver rip-off (opinion)

We know that there’s no end to the ways that motorists get ripped off by various cities and states, from speed cameras to congestion pricing. But...

15.09.2024 10

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Don’t blame the refs: Harris debate romp over Trump remakes 2024 race again (opinion)

11.09.2024 4

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Adams ‘City of Yes’ building plan will lead to NYC parking Armageddon (opinion)

Mayor Eric Adams wants to build more housing in New YorkCity. The way he’s going about it could be a nightmare for motorists in the five boroughs....

01.09.2024 6

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Hochul’s congestion pricing break for NYC workers just makes it a bigger rip-off for the rest of us (opinion)

Gov. Kathy Hochul has clearly gotten the message about congestion pricing: a lot of people hate it. Why else did the governor put the whole policy on...

25.08.2024 4

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Death is too good for 9/11 plotters (opinion)

More than 3,000 people died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Untold more have died, and will continue to die into the future, from...

11.08.2024 10

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Electric car owners next in line to be ripped off by greedy state governments (opinion)

So, you drive an electric vehicle. You think you’re doing the right thing. You’re cutting back on auto emissions.

04.08.2024 10

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The latest New York driver rip-off? You guessed it: stop-sign cameras (opinion)

If you’re sick of speed cameras, you may not want to read on.Because there’s another traffic device out there that is also slipping its hands into...

28.07.2024 10

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Biden should resign the presidency to let Harris serve (opinion)

It’s been a month like few others in American political history. And now we’ve seen something that most of us have never seen in our lifetimes: a...

22.07.2024 2

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Unlike greedy NYC, some states are placing new limits on, even eliminating speed cameras (opinion)

New York City has gone all in on speed cameras in a bid to get more and more money out of drivers. But some states and cities are putting limits...

21.07.2024 3

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Trump assassination attempt divides a polarized America even further (opinion)

It’s a different America now. And a different campaign for president. A sniper opened fire on Donald Trump as the former GOP president was...

14.07.2024 8

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NYC speed cameras not just a rip-off but could be unconstitutional too (opinion)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – It seems like every time you drive around you find a new speed camera, slyly tucked away behind a utility pole or street sign....

14.07.2024 10

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Crazy train as MTA board member suggests taking away Staten Island’s new rail cars (opinion)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Talk about going off the rails. MTA board member Norman Brown recently suggested stripping us of new train cars arriving this...

10.07.2024 4

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After clean-up, now let’s put the Staten Island’s North Shore rail line back in operation (opinion)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The city Sanitation Department recently performed a massive cleanup along the old North Shore rail line. More than 220 tons...

08.07.2024 5

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Undercover New York cops in highway work zones a sneaky way to nab motorists (opinion)

Make sure you’re following the rules the next time you’re motoring through an active work zone on the New York State Thruway or some other state...

07.07.2024 6

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Even if Biden bows out, replacing him as the candidate against Trump won’t be easy (opinion)

President Joe Biden at last seems to know how calamitous his debate performance against former President Donald Trump was. A report in the New York...

03.07.2024 4

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Congestion pricing doesn’t work. Just look at London (opinion)

Gov. Kathy Hochul has temporarily put congestion pricing on hold. She might want to make that hold permanent. Because congestion pricing doesn’t...

02.07.2024 3

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7 ways New York can rip off motorists to replace congestion pricing money (opinion)

Gov. Kathy Hochul has put a temporary halt to congestion pricing. So motorists won’t be forced to pay a $15 tax every time they drive into Manhattan...

30.06.2024 10

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If Biden is unfit to run for president, he’s unfit to serve as president (opinion)

28.06.2024 5

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Trump laughing all the way to the bank as bogus hush money trial leads to fundraising windfall (opinion)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Maybe President Donald Trump should send Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg a big fruit basket or some other token of thanks. It was...

23.06.2024 20

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Vision Zero is failing in NYC. So let’s put in a bunch more speed bumps (opinion)

As part of a massive increase, the city Department of Transportation is installing new speed bumps at 65 locations on Staten Island this year. Last...

16.06.2024 6

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Forget congestion pricing. Here’s how Hochul can raise money for MTA without slamming NYC motorists (opinion)

What’s more politically toxic than supporting congestion pricing? How about calling for a tax hike in order to make up for lost revenue because you...

09.06.2024 4

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Shelf life another worry when it comes to green energy BESS sites (opinion)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The more you hear about battery energy storage system sites, the more worried you get. And you realize how little we know...

08.06.2024 8

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Don’t get too excited about Hochul indefinitely postponing NYC congestion pricing (opinion)

I don’t want to be a downer. But we’re not be out of the woods yet when it comes to congestion pricing. In a stunning demonstration of actual...

05.06.2024 4

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Dems trampled the Constitution, warped criminal justice system to get Trump guilty verdict in hush money case (opinion)

Guilty as charged. Former President Donald Trump on Thursday was found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the Stormy Daniels...

02.06.2024 30

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NYC’s Adams turns Staten Island into BESS site dumping ground with new zoning rules (opinion)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Coming soon to a neighborhood near you: battery energy storage system sites. Staten Island, which was the city’s garbage...

26.05.2024 20

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Tesla worker slept in car at factory to avoid 90-minute commute. He should try getting around Staten Island (opinion)

Nico Murillo, a Tesla employee in California, so dreaded his 90-minute commute to work that he actually took to sleeping in his car at the factory in...

19.05.2024 40

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You don’t want to buy a Staten Island Ferry boat. Just ask “SNL” funnymen Pete Davidson and Colin Jost (opinion)

18.05.2024 30

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Disney’s Tinker Bell may be ‘problematic,’ but clipping her wings would be ridiculous (opinion)

16.05.2024 60

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NYC water is about to cost us more money. Thanks, Mayor Adams (opinion)

12.05.2024 40

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Congestion pricing just became an even bigger rip-off for these NYC motorists (opinion)

The $15 congestion pricing tax is going to be a bitter pill for a lot of New Yorkers. But some in the five boroughs are finding the program harder and...

05.05.2024 20

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Cheer for terrorists if you want, college kids, but don’t keep other students from getting an education (opinion)

If privileged college kids want to root for terrorists, that’s their right, as wrong-headed as it is. But they shouldn’t keep other kids from...

04.05.2024 30

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NYC’s lowered 20 mph speed limit the latest speed camera money grab (opinion)

You knew this was coming.Because when it comes to anti-motorist Vision Zero efforts in New York City, nothing is ever enough.And now the State of New...

28.04.2024 30

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NYC congestion pricing June 30 start date just beginning of biggest motorist rip-off in history (opinion)

Motorists will have to pay $15 to enter Manhattan below 60th Street starting on June 30. So now we know. After years of information coming out in...

27.04.2024 40

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Divided America on display outside Trump hush-money trial (opinion)

15.04.2024 10

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Throwing out the trash in NYC is about to costr us money (opinion)

Get ready to say goodbye to your garbage cans. It won’t be long before you’ll be prohibited from using them. And get ready to pony up some cash...

14.04.2024 20

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Republicans still stand with Trump, despite trials, controversies. It’s easy to see why (opinion)

Staten Island has always been Donald Trump country. Back in 2016, the future president took a whopping 82 percent of the borough vote in the GOP...

07.04.2024 10

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FDNY flag controversy shows that even New Yorkers can diss, forget 9/11 (opinion)

“Never forget.” That’s what we all said after the murderous terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, which killed nearly 3,000...

06.04.2024 10

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Slaying of NYPD Officer Diller, subway murder show that NYC has a real crime problem (opinion)

When it comes to crime in New York City, it’s not only about statistics. That was made crystal clear last Monday, when the city saw two tragic...

31.03.2024 60

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NYC congestion pricing exemption for official city cars is ripe for abuse (opinion)

I thought we were all in this together when it came to saving the planet. But we’re not. At least not when it comes to forking over the coming $15...

28.03.2024 20

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11 simple ways NYC could make speed cameras an even bigger rip-off (opinion)

Speed cameras remain widely unpopular among Staten Islanders, despite camera supporters saying that the devices have improved traffic safety across...

24.03.2024 7

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