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Car Tolls Turn on in Manhattan as MTA Waits for Money and Results to Roll In

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On the first days, drivers struggled to avoid paying the congestion charge. One even said she’d leave New York because of it.   This story originally appeared in The City. By  Jose Martinez Follow @x NEW YORK - As New York became the first U.S. city to toll drivers entering a “congestion relief zone” over the weekend, some Manhattan motorists elected to spin their wheels to avoid paying the 60th Street-and-south charge. Steven Guerrero, 29, said he circled the Upper West Side for “about 10, 15 minutes” to avoid paying a peak-hours $9 toll before sliding into a parking spot on West 61st Street near West End Avenue. “It wasn’t an easy task,” said Guerrero, who grew up in the city and drove in Sunday from West Haven, Conn., to visit friends. “So many cars.”  MTA officials said a read on vehicle and traffic data showing the initial impacts of the new toll should begin taking shape this week, with hopes that it can curb congest...
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Covid-19 symptoms last 1 month or longer, Health Dept officials say

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Common Symptoms Were Fatigue and Decreased Exercise Tolerance, According to a 2022 Survey   Inequities In the Prevalence and Severity of Symptoms Observed Across Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Neighborhood Poverty    NEW YORK - The New York City Health Department announced that 80 percent of adult New Yorkers infected with COVID-19 who were surveyed experienced at least one symptom lasting one month or longer. According to the results of the COVID-19 Experiences Survey in 2022, the most common symptoms were fatigue and decreased exercise tolerance. While post-acute symptoms may resolve within 12 weeks, many people will go on to develop Long COVID, an infection-associated chronic condition characterized by symptoms lasting three months or longer.   “This survey shows us that the symptoms following COVID-19 infections are a significant public health issue for New Yorkers. Black and Latino communities, women, transgender people, and those l...
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2024: A Record Year of Delivering for New Yorkers

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and senior administration officials delivered an update on a number of programs created to support working-class New Yorkers at City Hall. - Photo by Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office By Eric Adams  Community OpEd  Manhattan Voice December 30, 2024 Follow @x   NEW YORK - When I was sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York City, I promised to “Get Stuff Done.” That has been our focus ever since coming into office, and this past year was no different.   But, in 2024, we did more than just get stuff done — we delivered for you, every day and everywhere. We drove down crime, put billions of dollars back into working-class New Yorkers’ pockets, and shattered records for the most jobs, small businesses, and affordable housing construction in our city’s history.   Thanks to our tireless police officers, New York remains the safest big city in America. Overall crime is down, with shootings, h...
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MTA Nabs Federal Money to Study the New Psychology of Fare Beating

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  Facing a behavioral shift seen since the pandemic, the transit agency is pulling out all the stops to figure out how to get people to pay their own way.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Jose Martinez NEW YORK - Facing what it calls a “historic high” in fare evasion, the MTA wants to use behavioral research to get inside the minds of the estimated 900,000 bus and subway riders who dodge fares daily. With new grant funding, the agency is aiming to contract analysts for a study — at a projected cost of $500,000 to $1 million — that is designed to “apply the theories of civic cultural change and tools of behavioral science” to fare evasion, according to a request for proposals on its website. “If we are going to hire a behavioral consultant, it will be to help change the behavior of a criminal justice system that has determined that fare evasion should have no consequences,” John McCarthy, the MTA’s chief of policy and ex...
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Adams Advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin Expects Indictment, Says ‘I’m Being Falsely Accused’

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  At a press conference with her attorney, the longtime confidant and campaign aide to the mayor says she has never taken gifts in her capacity working in government.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Katie Honan Follow @x NEW YORK - Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a longtime aide and confidant of mayor Eric Adams, expects to be indicted this week over accepting improper gifts, her lawyer said Monday. Attorney Arthur Aidala organized a news conference with Lewis-Martin at his midtown office Monday morning, prompted by what he called “leaks” in media outlets about the Manhattan grand jury on the case.
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