Articles by Clayton Guse

Clayton is an assistant editor on the NYC Accountability desk. Got a tip? Email [email protected].

Manhattan gridlock worse than ever with congestion pricing paused – a look at the numbers

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing pause comes as Manhattan gridlock reaches an all-time high.

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Gov. Hochul is latest of many NY politicians to get cold feet on congestion pricing

New York lawmakers have tried and failed to toll drivers in the busiest parts of Manhattan for more than 50 years.

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Here's how NYC subway service could suffer now that congestion pricing is effectively dead

Earlier this year, the MTA released a list of projects dependent on congestion pricing revenue. It now looks like a kill list.

MTA Chair Janno Lieber makes as much money as President Biden

The MTA board in early 2022 signed off on his pay raise during a closed-door executive session, officials said.

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NYC Transit President Richard Davey, who runs subways and buses, leaving MTA

The transit honcho is expected to take a job running the Massachusetts Port Authority.

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NYC can reduce speed limits this summer, but is Mayor Adams ready?

New York City is allowed to reduce its speed limits to 20 mph, but it could be a long time before drivers are forced to slow down.

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NYC to get a boost in bus service, but pilot program for free routes ends

Funding in the state budget adds more frequent runs to some routes across the five boroughs, but lawmakers also ended a pilot that offered free rides on five lines.

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MTA struggled to answer questions about congestion pricing tolls 5 years in the making

The MTA had difficulty saying whether drivers on the Brooklyn Bridge would be tolled if they went to the FDR Drive going in either direction. At one point, different MTA officials gave different answers.

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Dream of downtown 2nd Avenue subway once again denied

The MTA and Gov. Kathy Hochul plan to extend the Second Avenue subway west across Harlem, putting the decades-old promise of a downtown extension of the line on the back burner.

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Rise in fare evasion could hit New Yorkers' wallets, report warns

A report by the Citizens Budget Commission noted that fare and toll evasion has skyrocketed in New York City since the pandemic.

Manhattan drivers fume over congestion pricing tolls to reduce gridlock

“I’d rather take the ferry now," said one driver, whose words are likely music to MTA officials' ears.

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Why a Manhattan subway station could be a shelter in a nuclear attack

The 190th Street station on the A line is buried beneath 140 feet of bedrock. It's so deep, in fact, that researchers in 1951 concluded radiation from a nuclear blast would be unlikely to reach the station.