Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Vote on a $60.4 billion aid package delayed in Congress.
Gov. Chris Christie and President Barack Obama released statements Wednesday expressing disappointment over the failure of the House of Representatives to vote on the $60.4 billion Hurricane Sandy Aid Package and urged Congress to make the bill a priority when it reconvenes Thursday. Though the U.S. Senate approved the bill Friday, Congress failed to act on the bill, at different times criticising the allocation of some of its funding, considering splitting the aid package into separate bills, and putting it off until a deal was reached on the impending "fiscal cliff." Eventually, the decision was made to table it until the New Year. Christie issued a joint statement with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Wednesday morning chastising the …
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The committee will look at governance, management and financial practices in compliance with direction of NJ and NY governors, officials say
The chairman, vice chairman and two commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will comprise a special committee charged with reviewing the agency’s “past and current governance, management and financial practices” in an effort to lower costs and increase efficiency, Port Authority officials said. The committee, which includes Port Authority chairman David Samson, along with vice chairman Scott Rechler and commissioners Jeffrey Lynford and William “Pat” Schuber, was formed in response to direction provided by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in light of recent toll increases on Hudson River crossings and PATH fare increases. “The Board of Commissioners, at the direction of our Governors, is …
Friday, August 19, 2011
Fort Lee commuters using E-ZPass will pay an additional $1.50 starting next month; those paying by cash will pay $12 to cross the GWB
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners Friday approved a two-part plan it says will “restore fiscal health to the agency” by increasing tolls on the George Washington Bridge and other Hudson River crossings and fares on PATH at a lower rate than its original proposal released two weeks ago. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the agency to scale back its plans in a joint letter to the Port Authority’s board president and vice president Thursday. Following the two governors’ lead, the Port Authority’s revised toll and fare increases approved Friday are as follows: Tolls for trucks will also increase at a lesser rate than previously proposed. The agency’s now $25.1 billion, 10…
Art Elmers
1:52 pm on Friday, August 19, 2011
Not for me! They also moved PEAK HOURS to 10:00 am from 9:00 am. Therefore the increase for me and thousands of others is $3.50 or 59%. Nice how they slipped that one by. Why did no one in the press catch this? It is great that they are now creating 131,000 jobs. It probably would have been cheaper for all of us if they simply paid the construction workers to stay home. At least I wouldn't have … more ›