A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond.
WINNERS
New Haven Director of Transportation, Traffic and Parking Doug Hausladen — New Haven installed its own GPS tracking system to downtown buses after the state’s plan fell months behind schedule.
Camden, NJ — The city received a $16.2 million TIGER grant to repair roads and improve biking and walking conditions near downtown Camden.
LOSERS
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto — It’s been over three weeks since the state’s Transportation Trust Fund became insolvent, and these three are now even further from finding a solution.
New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton — How many more NYPD officers have to be involved in drunk driving incidents before Commissioner Bratton acknowledges that the department has a problem?
[…] Chris Christie, Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto — Another week, and still no solution to the transportation funding […]
The NYPD has long known of its drinking problems ans ball-busters like you can only exasperate it by with snide comments. It’s a stressful job as we are reminded often enough.