A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond.

Winners

New York Assemblymembers Jim Brennan, Michael DenDekker, Dick Gottfried and Nily Rozic — The quartet of Assemblymembers joined advocates on Sunday to call on Governor Cuomo to restore the $40 million that was diverted from the MTA to the general fund.

NYC Councilmen Stephen Levin and Antonio Reynoso, and New York Assemblymembers Maritza Davila and Joe Lentol — The North Brooklyn elected officials called on the City to enlist the MTA as a Vision Zero partner, and encouraged the implementation of safety infrastructure like leading pedestrian intervals at intersections and rear wheel guards on buses.

NJ Transit — NJ Transit’s new Executive Director Veronique Hakim, who took the helm of NJ Transit on March 1, brings 23 years of experience with the MTA and a somewhat unorthodox approach to her new role. Hakim said she doesn’t believe in “sacred cows,” and is “inviting rank-and-file employees to share their ideas for making the troubled organization work better.”

Meriden (CT) Economic Development Director Juliet Burdelski — Burdelski is paving the way for transit-oriented development in downtown Meriden, which will be served by the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail corridor.

Losers

MTA Board of Directors — Despite the fact that it “defies common sense” and could be a violation of state law, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors voted unanimously (minus one abstention) to reduce tolls for Staten Island residents who use the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

People who use the Palisades Interstate Parkway — The 11.5-mile stretch of the Palisades Interstate Parkway in New Jersey is a “lumpy, bumpy… pothole-ridden mess” because the Palisades Interstate Park Commission doesn’t have the $14.5 million it would cost to repave it, and the New Jersey Department of Transportation won’t increase its annual $300,000 contribution.