Death toll from landslides in India’s Kerala state rises to 166 | India
The death toll from a series of landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala has risen to 166 and about 200 people are still missing, in one of the worst disasters the state has suffered in years. Two consecutive massive landslides occurred in the hilly areas of Wayanad on Tuesday midnight, washing away and […]
NJ toll troll racked up more than $25K in unpaid Port Authority fees
Time to pay your bill, troll. That’s the message the Port Authority is sending to a New Jersey squatter who owes $25,000 over four years in unpaid tolls, according to a new lawsuit filed this week in Manhattan Supreme Court. The lawsuit states that Jose Guzman, a Cumberland County resident, He owes $25,407 in unpaid […]
India deadly crush blamed on huge overcrowding as death toll passes 120 | India
Police said 121 people died in stampedes at a Hindu rally in northern India that drew an estimated 250,000 people – three times the capacity allowed by authorities. This fatal collision Satsang The gathering, held in a village in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday, drew hundreds of thousands of devotees to see Bole Baba, a […]
Death toll climbs to 116 in religious gathering stampede in India
More than 100 people were killed and dozens injured when a religious gathering in India erupted into a stampede on Tuesday as thousands tried to flee makeshift tents, authorities said. It was not immediately clear what sparked the panic after the incident with the Hindu guru, known locally as Bole Baba. Local reports said heat […]
MTA approves Gov. Hochul’s plan to pause NYC congestion toll, pulling $16.5 billion from agency’s budget
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted Wednesday to support New York State Gov. Kathy Hockle’s (D) plan to indefinitely suspend congestion pricing in Manhattan. New York Post report. Earlier this month, Horckle slammed on the brakes. He argued that the MTA’s congestion pricing plan would place an “undue burden” on already stressed New Yorkers. “That would […]
MTA bows to Hochul suspension of congestion toll — for now
The MTA board will reluctantly follow Gov. Kathy Hockle’s decision to pause congestion pricing for now. A resolution drafted by the Met Office of Legal Affairs and obtained by The Washington Post says it is “allowed” that the nation’s first congestion pricing scheme “will not be implemented in June 2024 due to a pause in […]
Knicks must pay luxury tax toll if they want to keep team together
There will come a point during your trip where you will have to pay a toll. You can avoid it with back roads and creative mapmaking, but ultimately, you can’t cross any body of water without firing up your E-ZPass. Or turn around. Knicks president Leon Rose Corey Shipkin (NY Post) That’s the situation the […]
Gov. Hochul shelved congestion toll over subway-crime worries: David Paterson
Gov. Kathy Hawkle eliminated congestion pricing to get into Midtown because she believes too many people are afraid to ride the subway and so drive instead, former Gov. David Paterson said Sunday. “In a private conversation with me, she said she was thinking about people who are afraid to take the subway and drive their […]
Dem Gov Reportedly Working To Delay Blue City’s Climate Toll Program
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is reportedly working to delay New York City’s congestion pricing scheme, according to The New York Times. New York City is poised to begin charging drivers up to $15 to enter the area south of Central Park in Manhattan on June 30, but Hochul is reportedly moving behind the […]
Here’s why no one escapes NYC’s controversial congestion toll — not even locals without cars
Even locals who don’t drive can’t escape it, since they have to pay the MTA’s new $15 congestion charge to get into Midtown. The Brooklyn-based air conditioning and ventilation services company has already warned customers in Manhattan below 60th Street that starting June 30, it will be slapping a $15 surcharge on all work orders […]