New York City Insider: From Marty Dolan.

Back on the campaign trail. This time in St Alban’s (Queens) at town hall for @henryike candidate for Queens Borough President.

General feeling of the group: overlooked and confusion about how to make their feelings heard.

New York City Insider: Marty Dolan for NYC Office of Public Advocate.

For the New York City Office of Public Advocate.

In August, we filed an exploratory interest, and today, following the latest City Hall debacle, I'm confirming my candidacy for the role of Public Advocate.

 
We are all forced to live with the problems created by bail reform, sanctuary city policies, low standards, corruption, and dishonesty.  The New Yorkers I met during my congressional campaign asked, "Is NYC beyond repair?" 
 
I say no.  We all know New York has bounced back before.  Our campaign will call on you, the voters, to perform your civic duty and vote for leaders focused on core issues.
 
NYC should be a role model for municipal excellence.  To achieve this, we need to change two things.
 
First, we need to confront incompetence at City Hall along with the dishonest Socialist mentality of trying to make everyone happy, which instead has made the majority of New Yorkers worse off. 
 
Therefore, in addition to voting out Eric Adams, I call on NYC’s voters to clean house and replace Brad Lander and Jumaane Williams.  The entire team that created this mess has to go.
 
Second, we must focus NYC on municipal excellence — safety, sanitation, schools, and infrastructure — not non-core issues such as international wars, illegal campus protests, and dangerous experiments in criminal law. 
 
NYC should attract outstanding people for all jobs, trim its budget and cut taxes, speed up some programs, eliminate others, and, most importantly, revitalize New Yorkers’ belief in the greatest city in the world.
 
A back-to-basics strategy will refocus NYC on doing fewer things but doing them exceptionally well as measured on a global standard. 
 
It is time for NYC to retake the lead. You bring your votes, and I will bring my international and financial expertise to help NYC achieve municipal excellence in its core functions. 

https://contribute.nycvotes.org/campaigns/martindolan/contributions/new

New York City Insider: 2025 Election Desk: Democrat Marty Dolan for NYC Public Advocate.

Please join us in our fight against Socialism and to help NYC get back to basics !

Let’s get Rollin’ again !

https://www.martydolan.org/

Campaign of Marty Dolan for NYC Public Advocate.

New York City Insider: 2025 Election Desk: Marty Dolan Announces Run for NYC Public Advocate.

https://wabcradio.com/2024/10/03/marty-dolan-announces-candidacy-for-public-advocate/

Source: WABC Radio.

Born in Jersey City, Dolan is an experienced strategist, investor, and financial advisor. Over the past 40 years he’s helped solve complex problems internationally in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and domestically throughout the US. He studied economics and the bankruptcy of New York City at Union College and then earned an MBA at Harvard Business School. He has worked extensively in the global risk insurance sector, particularly in helping recover from the global liability crisis, the 9-11 attack, Hurricane Katrina, and the global financial crisis.

In his spare time, Dolan studies history, is an avid competitive golfer, film writer, restorer of old homes, and a lifelong baseball fan. He has three grown children, two grandchildren, and many family members living throughout the New York City area. You can learn more about Marty Dolan and his campaign for Public Advocate at martydolan.org

New York City Insider: Congestion Tax: Statement from Class Action Plaintiffs.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A Meaningful Pause Means An Opportunity for Real Change: Move on from Regressive, Inequitable, Unfair & Unsustainable congestion Toll-Tax Scheme. 

Save Public Transit with a Real Plan.

 

Statement by Susan Lee, President, New Yorkers Against Congestion Pricing Tax.

 

June 26, 2024

"New Yorkers Against Congestion Pricing Tax, the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit including residents of all five boroughs and Long Island, small businesses inside and outside the “zone,” and a bipartisan group of elected officials, welcomes the MTA resolution that formally delays any implementation date for its regressive, inequitable, unfair and unsustainable congestion toll-tax scheme that fails on every level including public health and the environment, the economy and alleviating congestion.

 

"That said, our coalition notes the MTA’s imprudent failure to move on from this as-inefficient-as-they come toll-tax scheme that, as per the new EA, fails to collect the required net revenue despite the ridiculously enormous toll-taxes it would charge.

 

"Most New Yorkers — inside and outside the zone — already agree by a 2:1 margin with Governor Hochul invoking the “indefinite pause” (Source: Sienna Poll).

 

"Despite its name this Congestion Pricing toll-tax achieves nothing of any consequence with relieving congestion. It even falls short of its claims concerning the environment; instead it negatively impacts public health: just look at the MTA’s own Environmental Assessment and its revision. The “re evaluation” just approved by the federal government shows MTA increased its spending on “mitigation” from $100 million to over $300 million. That evidences the Congestion Pricing toll-tax causes pollution and harms public health.

 

"Most importantly we note Governor reached the same conclusion we raised from the outset: that the toll-tax scheme is economy-killing; it not only increases the operating costs of small businesses, it increases the costs of goods and services to everyone, not just residents of the toll-tax scheme zone, but everyone whether they remain a hermit where they live, are a pedestrian, biker, public transit user, ride in FHVs and/or yellow taxis, or drive their own car.

 

"We already called on City Comptroller Brad Lander to conduct a full and complete honest financial impact investigation into the fiscal impacts of on the City of this toll-tax scheme. See https://bit.ly/NYACPT-Investigate.

 

"We also urged the City Comptroller collaborate with State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli on a full and complete audit of the MTA, including its capital program; based on the fact that some six months remain this year, it remains doubtful that the MTA could spend what committed funding remains of its current 2020-2024 before the period expires.

 

"New Yorkers Against Congestion Pricing Tax also calls on all those like-minded to otherwise impose a toll-tax on entry or re-entry to the zone to support the New Yorkers Against Congestion Pricing Tax 5- point plan to Save Public Transit” <https://bit.ly/Save-Transit> – especially as a starting point.

As to new revenues, if the need can be proven necessary, look at this “menu” <https://bit.ly/NoWayTollTax> of one dozen alternatives that also leverage in total more than $60M in borrowing."

 

 

 

New Yorkers Against Congestion Pricing Tax is a coalition of residents from diverse neighborhoods around New York City who have initiated a lawsuit to demand that the Federal Highway Administration perform an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to show the real impacts of Congestion Pricing (CP) on our communities. The federal government and the Metropolitan Transit Authority rushed an incomplete Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) instead of applying the more extensive and comprehensive EIS. An EIS would properly examine the three E’s: Environmental Impacts, Economic Hardship, and Equity.

New York City Insider: Statement from Reps. Espaillat, Nadler Condemning Student Unlawfulness at Columbia University.

 

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release April 30, 2024

Statement from Reps. Espaillat, Nadler Condemning Student Unlawfulness at Columbia University.   WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Jerry Nadler (NY-12) issued the following joint statement in response to student vandalism and unlawfulness at Columbia University. "Students are entitled to free speech, but vandalism is unacceptable. Students who wrongfully occupy buildings, destroy private property, and willfully disrupt campus life should be held accountable. We urge the university to move quickly and swiftly to remove the students who have engaged in unlawful actions so the campus can reopen and return to normal activity. We continue working with our colleagues to ensure Congress takes real action to combat anti-Semitism—providing resources to the agencies tasked with, among other things, protecting Jewish students—and all students and faculty on campus—and move on from the purely symbolic, empty gestures that House Republicans have offered us so far.”

New York City Insider: Espaillat, Dickens to Hold Vigil for Garrett Warren and Alfa Barrie Tomorrow at Democracy Prep Harlem.

 

NEW YORK, NY –  Tomorrow, Monday, May 22nd starting at 7:30 a.m., Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), joined by NYS Assemblywoman Inez E. Dickens, will lead a vigil in memory of Garrett Warren and Alfa Barrie at Democracy Prep Harlem Middle School located at 207 W 133rd Street, New York, NY 10030.

"We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families of Garrett Warren and Alfa Barrie following this heartbreaking news that no parent should ever have to face. Our community embraces the families and friends of these two young men, and we pray for their strength and comfort during this time of grief," said the elected officials.

WHO: Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
New York State Assemblywoman Inez E. Dickens
Community Leaders

WHAT: Vigil for Garrett Warren and Alfa Barrie

WHEN: Monday, May 22nd at 7:30 a.m. (EDT)

WHERE: 
Democracy Prep Harlem Middle School
207 W 133rd Street
New York, NY 10030