Aug. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry A 35-year-old motorcyclist was critically injured when he crashed his bike and was thrown off the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge in Rockaway Beach on Wednesday evening. A source familiar with the investigation said the man was not wearing a motorcycle helmet when he crashed and was ejected…
Jun. 25, 2024 By Bill Parry In response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision earlier this month to indefinitely pause congestion pricing, the MTA ordered contractors to halt ADA modernization projects at two Queens Long Island Rail Road stations in Forest Hills and Hollis. Amid these changes, Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato reassured her constituents that the…
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Feb. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry South Queens lawmakers celebrated the start of a new era with the long-awaited launch of a rebate program for motorists using the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge that connects the Rockaways to the rest of the borough. State Sen. Joseph Addabbo reminisced about being a bridge officer in his younger days when the toll was 90-cents. “Even at 90-cents, they were complaining,” Addabbo said. “And they were right then, they were. This is a fight that’s lasted that long.” Addabbo was joined by Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato and Brooklyn state Sen. Roxanne Peraud Friday…
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Dec. 12, 2023 By Bill Parry
The MTA rebate program for Queens residents who use the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge, which was set to go into effect in the summer of 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the rollout, will now be launched in February, Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato announced last week.
Aug. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry After successful MTA crackdowns against persistent toll violators at the bridges and tunnels that connect Queens to Manhattan and the Bronx, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato initiated enforcement operations last month at the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge that links the Rockaways to the rest of the borough over Jamaica…
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