🚦 Introducing the BOMA-NY Transportation Report — First Edition! 🏙️

We’re excited to share the launch of a new resource created by property people, for property people: the BOMA-NY Codes & Regs Transportation Subcommittee Report — your monthly briefing (at least every month the committee holds meetings) on the transportation trends, city policies, and infrastructure updates that directly affect how New York City moves (and sometimes… stalls).

Why are we doing this? Because commercial property managers and building stakeholders need a clearer view of what’s coming down the street — literally. Whether it’s:

  • Construction embargoes that impact loading zones,

  • Congestion pricing policies that affect your tenants and vendors,

  • Transit changes and safety updates your building staff need to know,

  • Or e-bike fire risks and sidewalk clutter from those not-so-temporary dining sheds…

… we’re connecting the dots between city decisions and building operations.

This isn’t just MTA talk and toll news — it’s a boots-on-the-sidewalk perspective that helps our members plan better, respond faster, and stay ahead of the curve. (Or the detour.)

Thanks to the BOMA-NY Codes & Regs Committee for supporting this effort, and to all of you who share our love for cleaner curbs, faster freight, and fewer construction surprises.

Let us know what you’d like to see in future issues — and yes, there’s room for transit humor if you’re into that kind of thing.

See you in the fast lane (or at least the bike lane).

🔧 NYC Permitting & Construction

  • Holiday Construction Embargo from Nov 15 to Jan 2 limits street construction—only emergency work allowed.

🚇 MTA and Public Transit

  • Subway ridership hit 3.74M daily riders mid-September—highest since March 2020.

  • Safety concerns persist: 3 transit stabbings in October alone.

  • MTA facing a looming $2.5B budget deficit by 2025 as federal aid dries up.

🚨 Public Safety

  • NY Attorney General pushing to maintain a gun ban in “sensitive places” like subways and Times Square.

🚖 Taxis & Rideshare

  • First fare hikes in a decade proposed: base fare from $2.50 → $3.00, JFK flat fare from $52 → $65.

  • Driver pay could rise 33%.

  • NYC is forgiving over $200M in taxi medallion debt.

  • Congestion pricing could reduce taxi demand by increasing ride costs.

💵 Congestion Pricing

  • Proposed $17–$23 fees to drive below 60th Street by late 2023.

  • NJ opposes the plan and may not share license plate data.

  • Bronx officials raise equity and pollution concerns.

  • FDNY notes longer emergency response times due to gridlock.

⚡ Electric Vehicles

  • NY State to follow California’s rule: all new cars must be EV or hybrid by 2035.

  • Manhattan has 10x more EV charging sites than gas stations.

  • Experts say the grid can handle increased EV demand with gradual rollout.

🚴 Bike Lanes & Parking

  • City Council bill proposes $175 fines for bike lane blockers, with 25% bounties for citizen reporters.

  • Another bill suggests cameras to auto-ticket illegal parkers in bike lanes.

🚛 Towing & Enforcement

  • NYC resuming tows post-COVID.

  • NYPD cracking down on illegal truck parking in Queens and the Bronx.

⛴️ NY Harbor

  • NYC may lease cruise ships to house migrants.

  • NY Waterway vs Seastreak ferry battle heads to court over Belford, NJ–Manhattan route.

  • On a lighter note: SNL’s Colin Jost and Pete Davidson named their ferry “Titanic 2”—to their insurance company’s dismay.

Download Our First Transportation Report (October 2022) Here!