Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering hiking a dreaded tax on businesses to prop up the flailing Metropolitan Transportation Authority in a scramble to fill a whopping $33-billion budget hole, sources ...

“Whatever is enacted, MTA cost savings will have to be part of the package. Everyone will need to contribute.” The payroll mobility tax is likely to face opposition from the state legislature ...

The mobility tax was last raised in 2022. So why doesn't the legislature just take money from its general fund to fill the MTA gap? Gianaris said it might be possible to take $1-2 billion from the ...