Payroll tax increase, MTA savings would fund $68B in projects

MTA’s top executive gets four-year contract extension – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Stephanie Wiggins Wave Wire Service LOS ANGELES — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors has voted to extend the contract for CEO Stephanie Wiggins, who will continue to lead the transit agency as it undertakes major initiatives in preparation for global events. By a 12-0 vote, directors extended Wiggins’ contract for an additional four years with an option for a one-year renewal at the discretion of the board. Wiggins a…

Payroll tax increase, MTA savings would fund $68B in projects

Supporters praised the plan as necessary to keep the transit system safe and reliable, while opponents criticized it as another hit for taxpayers.

NYC Big Biz Threaten Exodus Over Hochul Tax Hike for MTA

New York City businesses are reportedly angry, according to the New York Post, over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to increase payroll taxes to pay for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $68 billion capital plan. The Post reported that the tax hike could cause big companies to leave the state. Owner of the Gristedes and D’Agostino’s grocery chains, John Catsimatidis, told the paper, “The exit from New York state will be greater. It w…

Fuming NYC businesses warn of exodus over Hochul’s plan to hike payroll taxes to pay for MTA’s massive $68B capital plan

Big Apple businesses are fuming over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plot to hike their payroll taxes to pay for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's record-breaking $68 billion capital plan.

Meet the Transit Museum Director Who Reminds New York What Keeps It Moving - Columbia News Service

Concetta Bencivenga believes in the importance of public transportation. (Credit: Sharla Steinman)   Amid political fights over tolls, funding, and public trust, Concetta Bencivenga wants to keep one thing clear: New York doesn’t work without public transportation. “You experience New York the way you do because of mass transit,” said Bencivenga, director of the New York Transit Museum. “You just don’t know it.” Since taking the helm in 2017, Be…