Meera Joshi, the former CEO of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, has been appointed FMCSA s new deputy administrator. Also: Love s announces plans for adding 3,000 truck parking spaces this year; Weather restrictions in PA; more.
Biden administration appoints new FMCSA deputy administrator
Meera Joshi, who formerly ran a high-profile department overseeing taxi and ride-sharing services in New York City, was appointed by President Joe Biden as deputy administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Meera JoshiJoshi will oversee the day-to-day operations of the FMCSA until an administrator can be appointed and confirmed by the Senate. Because the FMCSA deputy administrator position is a presidentially-appointed post, Joshi s predecessor Wiley Deck s tenure came to a close when Biden was inaugurated last week.
Joshi takes over from Deck, who had been FMCSA’s deputy administrator since acting administrator Jim Mullen left the agency last summer. Mullen replaced Ray Martinez, who was President Donald Trump’s original FMCSA administrator and who served for 20 months.
Sag Harbor Publisher Dr. Martin Shepard Dies 2 Photos
Judith and Dr. Martin Shepard in 2013. EXPRESS FILE
Judith and Dr. Martin Shepard.
Judith and Dr. Martin Shepard in 2013. EXPRESS FILE
Staff Writer on Jan 11, 2021
Dr. Martin Shepard, a psychiatrist, author, and with his wife, Judith, a trailblazing publisher, has died.
Dr. Shepard passed away at his home in Sag Harbor on December 17, 2020, at the age of 86. The cause was recently diagnosed cancer.
He was the subject of an extensive interview with book reviewer Norm Goldman on the website bookpleasures.com in 2011. The piece began with the author noting that The Permanent Press, which the Shepards owned, was committed “to publishing works of social and literary merit and has, over the decades, gained a reputation as one of the finest independent presses in America.”
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Every Sunday at 3:00 pm I listen for the phone to ring. When I answer I hear the voice of an automated, nameless woman: “This is a free call from an inmate at New York City Department of Correction.” There’s an awkwardly cheery beep and then, “Hey Niecey, what you been up to?” The voice sounds erratic, whimsical, and desperate.
Uncle P is the youngest of my maternal grandmother’s nine children and has battled drug addiction since he was a teen. The
crack epidemic of the 1980s swept him up, consumed him, and left him with PTSD in the South Bronx community he calls home. He’s now in his late 50s and continues to battle addiction while managing a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today granted clemency to 21 individuals who have demonstrated substantial evidence of remorse, rehabilitation and a commitment to the community.
In New York, we believe the law should be just, as well as compassionate.
Governor Cuomo said. Government is uniquely situated to harness the power of redemption, encourage those who have committed crimes to engage in meaningful rehabilitation and help those individuals work toward a better future for themselves and others. Those receiving pardons have, for years, demonstrated they are strong functioning members of their community and deserving of a clean slate that will allow them to escape the stigma of a long-ago conviction. Those receiving sentence commutations have undergone a successful rehabilitation, demonstrated true remorse their actions and shown themselves to be worthy of a chance to re-enter society. These clemencies are another step toward a more fair an