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  • 1 week ago | crainsnewyork.com | Caroline Spivack

    “Helicopters should be reserved for emergency response, essential news coverage and public safety operations — not sightseeing or luxury travel,” said state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, who represents part of Manhattan’s west side. Hoylman-Sigal has pushed for a ban on what he calls “non-essential” chopper flights over the city, arguing that they are not properly regulated. “This is a foreseeable tragedy that could have been far worse had it occurred over land,” he added.

  • 1 week ago | crainsnewyork.com | Caroline Spivack

    But some elected officials and community groups are pushing back on the market rate housing component, arguing that more of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal should be maintained for industrial uses to create jobs in the neighborhood. They want the government to foot more of the cost of revitalizing the terminal, rather than relying on private developers eager to build units with waterfront views.

  • 2 weeks ago | crainsnewyork.com | Caroline Spivack

    “It’s definitely not a robust market,” said George Ferguson, a senior aerospace, defense and airline analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence. Ferguson noted that the Atlanta-based Delta, which has a major presence at JFK and LaGuardia, has scheduled 485 fewer flights from Canada for the second quarter of this year compared to the same period last year. That said, Ferguson noted that there hasn’t yet been a sweeping shift by U.S. carriers to reduce international flights.

  • 2 weeks ago | crainsnewyork.com | Caroline Spivack

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency is cutting more than $300 million in grants that would have helped fund flood protection projects in neighborhoods across New York City, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office. Federal officials have revoked $325.5 million in federal grants to support flood mitigations throughout the state, with funding cut for projects planned in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx.

  • 2 weeks ago | crainsnewyork.com | Caroline Spivack

    State transit officials and the Trump administration have agreed to a legal timeline that will keep congestion pricing live at least into October, according to a new court document. The filing is part of a lawsuit filed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in federal court that seeks to block the Trump administration from forcing an end to the tolls. Both sides agreed to a briefing schedule that will not resolve the dispute until July at the earliest.

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Caroline Spivack
Caroline Spivack @CarolineSpivack
5 Feb 25

RT @nick_garber: another scoop by @GeringerSameth: NYC's public hospital system, @NYCHealthSystem, has warned staff not to help patients av…

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Caroline Spivack @CarolineSpivack
31 Jan 25

RT @Jesse_Coburn: Behind New York City's e-bike and moped boom is a little-known ex-delivery worker who has quietly built a micromobility e…

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Caroline Spivack @CarolineSpivack
30 Jan 25

SCOOP: The Trump admin is laying the groundwork to potentially deny federal transit funding to the @MTA, and other regional transit partners, if local officials do not cooperate with federal immigration actions: https://t.co/rUrQC2jQks