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GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Getting Paid Now More Complex for NYC Food Delivery Workers

NEW YORK — New Yorkers place over 100 million food delivery orders each year via a very simple process: Press a few buttons on an app, and it’s in their hands in about 30 minutes.

March 8, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Murphy: NYC Congestion Pricing Plan Violates Constitution

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is again pushing back on New York’s plan to charge motorists driving into Manhattan’s central business district, saying it violates the U.S. Constitution.

January 16, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

New York Commits $1 Billion to Albany Chip Development

New York will spend $1 billion to expand research into chip technology in Albany, hoping to make the region a center of chip research and manufacturing, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Dec. 11.

December 12, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

NYC Congestion Plan Would Charge Business District Drivers

Most drivers would pay $15 to enter Manhattan’s business district under a plan released by New York officials Nov. 30, the first such program in the U.S. if approved by officials next year.

December 1, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Work Begins on $16.1 Billion New York-New Jersey Tunnel

The $16.1 billion, long-delayed, once-canceled effort to build a new rail tunnel linking New York and New Jersey is officially starting construction after more than a decade of false starts.

November 3, 2023
BusinessFuel

New York Steps Up as Unlikely Diesel Supplier

New York is rising to the fore as an unlikely diesel supplier, shipping out three cargoes in one week as Russia’s fuel export ban sends buyers searching for new supplies.

September 26, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Truckers to See Higher Tolls on New York Thruway in January

For the first time in 14 years, travelers will pay more on the New York State Thruway starting in January followed by another rate hike in 2027 due to revenue needs for aging infrastructure.

September 26, 2023
GovernmentSafety

N.Y. Deploys Tactics to Mitigate Bridge Strikes

Truck drivers traveling along Long Island highways are likely to see new signs and pavement markers to deter over-height vehicles and wrong-way drivers.

September 19, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

New York City Congestion Pricing Gets Final Approval

A plan to charge motorists driving into New York City’s midtown Manhattan received final federal approval, according to a notice to congressional members.

June 26, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

N.J. Governor Wants Feds to Revisit NYC Toll Plan

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is urging the federal government to re-examine New York City’s plan to start charging motorists driving into midtown Manhattan.

June 13, 2023