The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is getting an additional $1 billion from the federal government to help cover the cost of recovering from Superstorm Sandy last fall, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday. The money, which comes from the Federal Transit Administration, will go toward rebuilding damaged parts of the MTA’s subway,... Read More →
The 2013-14 state budget, which is scheduled to get final passage when the Assembly convenes tomorrow, includes more than $4.7 billion for public transportation systems in New York, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. That includes $3.3 million for Westchester County, $800,000 for Rockland and $7,400 for Putnam. That includes a 9.2 percent… Read More →
Most Metro-North Railroad ticket prices will increase about 9 percent next year as part of a package of fare and toll hikes approved yesterday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, The Journal News/Lohud.com reports today. The rate hikes have been planned since 2009 and take effect in March 2013. The next… Read More →
The White House has released details of President Barack Obama’s $60.4 billion request to Congress for Superstorm Sandy response, recovery and mitigation costs. This is some of what Jeffrey Zients, the president’s deputy director for management, wrote to congressional leaders: “New York and New Jersey-two of the Nation’s most populous… Read More →
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli today projected the economic losses caused by Superstorm Sandy could total $15 billion to $18 billion for New York state. The storm has affected highways, power supply, sewer and water and other infrastructure. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and some local governments were already under fiscal stress. “Lives have… Read More →
Due to Superstorm Sandy, the state Department of Taxation and Finance has extended some of its tax filing and payment deadlines, including one to file “protective claims” in case the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax is ever ruled unconstitutional, The Journal News/Lohud.com reports today. The first payment for the Metropolitan… Read More →
State Department of Taxation and Finance Commissioner Thomas Mattox has extended a number of filing and tax-payment deadlines for taxpayers and businesses impacted by Superstorm Sandy. He announced the changes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state disaster emergency for New York. Deadlines that fall on or after Oct. 26… Read More →
Some Republican lawmakers from the region are urging businesses and self-employed individuals to file what’s known as a “protective claim” with the state Department of Taxation and Finance in the event the Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll tax is found unconstitutional. A protective refund claim is one that is filed on an… Read More →
Government and Metro-North officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday on a nearly $40 million project to renovate the Tarrytown train station, which serves almost 6,000 people a day, The Journal News/Lohud.com reports today. The improvements include new platforms and canopies, heated shelters, a new overpass and a wireless monitor that gives… Read More →
MTA Chairman Joe Lhota ventured into Westchester this morning to address the Westchester Business Council, whose member had been among the critics of the transit agency’s payroll mobility tax. The tax, found unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court, currently provides 15 percent of the agency’s operating budget. Lhota, speaking over… Read More →
