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NY MTA directors fight over surrender of free transponders and subway passes
Posted Thu, 2008-06-19 03:25The New York Times is reporting a revolt by directors of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the transit and toll conglomerate that lives off toll revenues from the city's nine
bridges and tunnels. May 28 the MTA board decided to go to court to preserve the perk long granted to present and former MTA directors that allows them unlimited use of free E-ZPass transponders for car travel and free MetroCard passes for subway, bus and commuter rail travel.
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New York and Jersey toll agencies agree to give up free transponders for board members
Posted Wed, 2008-06-04 19:21
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) - of which the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel toll authority is a division - is reversing its stance defending free toll transponders (and transit passes) for current and former board members. They announced May 29 that they would, after all, comply with state Attorney-General Andrew Cuomo's May 25 demand that the program be discontinued immediately.
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New York Attorney General says E-ZPass perks for MTA board members illegal, must cease
Posted Wed, 2008-05-28 20:11
The New York State attorney-general has said that free E-ZPass accounts for members and past members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board are illegal and should immediately
be revoked. But the MTA arguing "we've done it for years" will take the matter to court, seeking a judgment on the legality of the perk.
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Toll tunnel under Long Island Sound NY proposed - Sound Link
Posted Mon, 2007-11-26 19:46
A toll tunnel is being proposed under Long Island Sound to provide a new link between Long Island and mainland New York state in Rye. Called the Long Island Cross Sound Link (LICSL) the twin 3 lane tunnel would run between the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (NY135) in Syosset near the Long Island Expressway (I-495) and I-95 and the Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287) in Rye. 1308 words read more »
DE-TOLL: GOP Mayor pushes for Rockaways de-toll
Posted Thu, 1997-10-09 09:40DE-TOLL: GOP Mayor pushes for Rockaways de-toll
Originally published in issue 20 of Tollroads Newsletter, which came out in Oct 1997.
Page:6
Subjects:de-tolling
Facilities:Cross Bay Veterans causeways
Agencies:MTA B&T
Locations:NEW YORK
