New York News Updates

Government, Business, Fuel

Exxon Is Discouraging Witnesses in Climate Suit, N.Y. Says

New York accused Exxon Mobil Corp. of trying to discourage potential witnesses in a state lawsuit alleging the oil and gas company misled investors about the financial impact of climate change.

August 8, 2019
Government, Business

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces $206 Million for Freight Projects

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced $206 million will be devoted to freight-related projects across the state.

August 5, 2019
Business, Logistics

Amazon Eyes Large Warehouse Spot at Brooklyn’s Industry City

Amazon.com Inc. is in talks to rent space at Brooklyn’s Industry City for a new logistics facility, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

July 24, 2019
Government, Business, Technology

Federal Transportation Policymakers to Visit N.Y.-N.J. ‘Gateway’

An area along the Hudson River in New York and New Jersey will be the site of a field trip federal policymakers have scheduled for the week of April 29 to raise the profile of a tunnel project known colloquially as “Gateway.â€

April 26, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

New York City to Limit Cars, Trucks on 14th Street in Traffic-Cutting Experiment

In an 18-month experiment, the city plans to limit car and truck traffic from a six-block stretch of the road, establishing a corridor featuring express buses, wide bike lanes and pedestrian-friendly walkways. The bus service will start in June.

April 24, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

NYC Congestion Pricing Triggers Hustle for Discounts, Exemptions

Commercial truckers want out of New York City’s first-in-the-nation congestion pricing. So do advocates for the disabled, taxi drivers and swaths of the suburbs.

April 2, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

New York City Congestion Pricing Hits Speed Bump Over Who Gets Exemptions

New York lawmakers facing an April 1 deadline to approve a state budget have agreed to impose tolls upon motorists who enter midtown Manhattan, but they still must decide on politically fraught issues over who gets to be exempt.

March 29, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

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
Government, Business, Logistics

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
Government, Business, Logistics

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