Funding Cuts May Spell End For OTB
Branch Closures Would Leave 1,500 Jobless

by Robert Pozarycki
The finish line may be near for the New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation, as Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last Thursday that the city would not provide additional funds to the betting outfit that’s currently mired in a “financial crisis.” MORE...

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Port Authority Seeks Fare Hike
Congestion Pricing, ‘Green Pass’ Initiatives

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has proposed a toll and fare adjustment for its tunnels, bridges and PATH system. MORE...

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Pol Gets $750K For W’Side BQE Shield
Gets House Nod; Now Goes To Senate

Rep. Joseph Crowley announced that $750,000 in federal funds to construct an environmental shield along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in Woodside was approved by the House of Representatives. MORE...

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EPA Enforcement Made N.Y. Cleaner
Environmental Settlements With City, MTA

Using compliance and enforcement strategies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continued to bring facilities in New York State into and beyond compliance with federal laws that protect public health and the environment in Fiscal Year 2007, which ran from Oct. 1, 2006 to Sept. 30, 2007.
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