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More driver misery as New Jersey plans border war over congestion pricing (opinion) Updated 3:56 PM; Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Congestion pricing hasn’t even started yet and it’s already causing hostilities to break out between New York and New Jersey. New York lawmakers want to charge drivers to enter Manhattan below 60th Street. The plan needs federal approval and had languished under President Donald Trump. But the election of President Joe Biden has breathed new life into congestion pricing, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg putting the approval process back o...

Horse-drawn carriages, trolleys and more: Here’s what Staten Island roadways looked like back in the day Updated May 10, 2021; STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Before there were potholes and traffic, there were horse-drawn carriages and trolley tracks on the streets of Staten Island. The borough’s roadways have gone through a drastic change over the years, from the construction of Staten Island’s expressways to paving over its dirt roads. But perhaps the biggest change to the borough’s traffic flow came after the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was built. We have the proof. Here are the best throwb...

Press Releases Gottheimer, Lagana, Tully, Swain Announce New NJ State Proposal to Combat New York’s Congestion Tax Scheme May 10, 2021, 2:26 pm | in Gottheimer, Lagana, Tully, Swain Announce New NJ State Proposal to Combat New York’s Congestion Tax Scheme State Proposal Would Help Jersey Commuters Afford New York’s Regressive & Outrageous Congestion Tax New Fee on Out-of-State Drivers at Bridges, Tunnels into NYC NORTH JERSEY — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), along with NJ State Senator Joe Lagana (LD-38), Assemblyman Chris Tully (LD-38), and A...

The Roger Stone Acolyte Who Trolled Staten Island Politics Intelligencer 6 hrs ago James D. Walsh Late one night in December 2017, Richard Luthmann and his wife settled into their Staten Island living room to watch a movie. Lately, Luthmann, a 38-year-old attorney, had been staying up all hours of the night, stoked by scotch and cocaine, pounding out legal briefs and public-relations work. But that night, Luthmann decided to watch Get Me Roger Stone, a documentary about the infamous strategist whose career Donald Trump had revived. Luthmann chose the film not only because h...

UpdatedFri, Mar 12, 2021 at 1:42 pm ET Replies(61) (Shutterstock / George Sheldon) PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Turnpike is by far the nation's most expensive toll road, a new study has concluded. Driving the entire length of the 360-mile turnpike will cost $112, according to Budget Direct. That's more than four times higher than the next-priciest toll road. Driving the entire 496-mile New York State Thruway costs only $28.05. Turnpike Commission CEO Mark Compton described the study's findings as "seriously flawed" in a letter to state officials on Monday, the Bucks County Courier Times ...