New York News Updates

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Manhattan Drivers Could Be Facing $11.52 Toll to Drive City Streets

London did it. So did Singapore and Stockholm. Now New York may be coming around to congestion pricing.

March 27, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

New York City Girds for Possible Congestion-Pricing Changes

Under the plan sketched out Feb. 26, electronic-tolling devices would be installed around the district south of 61st Street by 2020, with discounts for off-peak travel. Uber Technologies Inc. is among those supporting the push for so-called congestion pricing.

February 27, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Amazon Ditches Plans for New York Headquarters

Amazon.com is pulling out of a plan to build a headquarters in New York City, after a backlash from some residents and politicians, the e-commerce giant said.

February 14, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Calls Amazon’s HQ2 Jobs ‘Mission Critical’

Defending the incentive package to attract Amazon.com Inc.’s HQ2 to New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the prospect of the tech giant bringing tens of thousands of jobs to the area was “mission critical.â€

February 12, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Amazon Reconsidering NYC Headquarters After Opposition

Amazon.com Inc. is reconsidering its plan to build a corporate campus in New York after facing a wave of opposition, according to a news report that cited unnamed people familiar with the matter.

February 8, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics

N.Y. Mayor Says Amazon Will Prevail as City Needs Tech

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said he thinks Amazon.com will prevail in building its huge new campus in the city — despite an opponent being recommended to serve on a board with veto power over the transaction.

February 5, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Truckers, Residents Voice Concerns Over Aging Syracuse Viaduct

AUBURN, N.Y. — U.S. Rep. John Katko held a town hall meeting regarding the fate of an aging viaduct in the center of Syracuse on Feb. 4, listening to concerns regarding the trucking industry, lakes, pollution and traffic.

February 5, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

New York Hadn't Been Enforcing the ELD Mandate. Now It Is.

The New York State Department of Transportation announced that state inspectors will begin enforcing federal electronic logging device rules, ending a year-plus stretch during which a lawsuit kept the state law enforcement in limbo and left federal inspectors as the sole enforcers of the rule in the state.

January 18, 2019
GovernmentSafety

New York DOT Removes Controversial Highway Signs

The New York State Department of Transportation completed ahead of schedule the removal of hundreds of the large blue tourism signs that line highways.

November 29, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyTCA

New York City to Roll Out ‘High Vision’ Trucks

New York City’s initiative to reduce traffic deaths may be called Vision Zero, but for municipal truck drivers it will translate into a little more vision — in the form of fewer blind spots.

November 28, 2018