Editorial
Congestion Pricing Unfair To Queens Drivers
      Once again Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing "congestion pricing" to be imposed on motorists who drive into some sections of Manhattan. Bloomberg's proposal would impose an $8 fee on motorists entering an area either below 86th St. or 96th St. from as early as 6 a.m. to as late as 6 p.m., with t...
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Don't Hit Taxpayers
      A copy of the following letter was received by the Gazette. Kevin Burke Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Consolidated Edison, Inc. 4 Irving Place New York, NY 10003 Dear Mr. Burke, I write to request that you ensure Con Edison's actions do not deprive its ratepayers of tens of millions of d...
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Op-ed
The Greatest Invention Of All Time
BY TIMOTHY S. CAREY
      New Yorkers will long remember last summer's protracted outage which left 100,000 Astoria residents without power. To avoid a repeat performance, the local utility invested $90 million in repairs and upgrades in the area and is planning another $1.4 billion in investment this year to upgrade and bu...
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