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Tom Wrobleski

Tom Wrobleski

The Staten Island Advance

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Hyper-liberal Newsom, California just made speed cameras an even bigger rip-off (opinion)

30.03.2025 3

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Yes, Staten Island has seen more traffic under so far under congestion pricing (opinion)

16.03.2025 5

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Nope, speeding still not the top cause of crashes on Staten Island (opinion)

09.03.2025 5

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Trump gives dishonest mainstream media their comeuppance (opinion)

02.03.2025 3

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Hey, Gov. Hochul: hands off NYC (opinion)

23.02.2025 3

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You betcha I’m going to lock up my NYC Bin (opinion)

16.02.2025 4

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MTA loses billions to toll evasion. Honest drivers get slammed with congestion pricing (opinion)

09.02.2025 5

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Agony of the street as car parked in front of my house hasn’t moved in months (opinion)

02.02.2025 3

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Trump’s answer on N.Y./N.J. mystery drones just doesn’t fly (opinion)

28.01.2025 2

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Staten Island-Brooklyn fast ferry one way to ease traffic congestion (opinion)

26.01.2025 6

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Toll exemption for congestion pricing-supporting pols a slap in the face (opinion)

19.01.2025 10

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Early congestion pricing tracking is in: Staten Islanders got screwed (opinion)

12.01.2025 20

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Congestion pricing could spell doom for Hochul like term limits did for Christine Quinn (opinion)

Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t the only one to blame for the heinous congestion pricing tax that was set to go into effect on midnight Sunday. The plan...

05.01.2025 20

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Tone-deaf cheerleading for congestion pricing shows how truly out of touch Hochul is (opinion)

You have to give Gov. Kathy Hochul credit for committing to the bit. Congestion pricing is one of the most unpopular policies ever foisted on New...

31.12.2024 2

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Happy New Year: driving, commuting in NYC an even bigger rip-off in 2025 (opinion)

Can you feel the target on your back? You can if you’re a driver in New York City. Not only are you demonized by the anti-car crowd, but you’re...

29.12.2024 5

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Removal of heinous Martling Avenue Bridge fences a triumph of Staten Island’s fighting spirit (opinion)

Staten Islanders said, “Tear down this fence!” And Mayor Eric Adams actually listened. The mayor has ordered the dismantling of two hideous fences...

22.12.2024 3

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Fire at Staten Island high school again shows danger of lithium-ion batteries (opinion)

Lithium-ion batteries are dangerous. How many times do we have to be told? The latest example came on the night of Dec. 6, when a fire broke out at...

17.12.2024 4

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Put a stop to the hysteria: Biden must address the nation about drone mystery (opinion)

It’s getting like “War of the Worlds” out there, with none of us knowing fact from fiction when it comes to these mystery drones. And President Joe...

16.12.2024 3

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Stop the carnage: make NYC e-bike riders register their bikes (opinion)

Everybody is supposed to be safe on the roads. Everybody is supposed to be held accountable for what they do out there. Except if you’re driving...

15.12.2024 4

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'X-Files' jokes aside, mystery drones buzzing Staten Island, New Jersey no laughing matter

The truth is out there. Or is it? Or maybe this is a real-life version of “Independence Day,” with alien craft massing above us as they prepare...

10.12.2024 2

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Hideous Martling Pond fence a true NYC DOT disaster (opinion)

To paraphrase Ronald Reagan: NYC DOT, tear down this fence! The city Department of Transportation recently installed fencing along what used to be...

24.11.2024 6

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Big bucks buy sidelined trains, boat for Staten Islanders (opinion)

23.11.2024 3

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What you need to know about Hochul’s $9 congestion pricing fee: it’s still a rip-off (opinion)

If you didn’t know this would happen, you haven’t been paying attention. A few months ago, Gov. Kathy Hochul put the widely despised congestion...

17.11.2024 50

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‘Anti-American’ pro-Trump NY voters have last laugh on Hochul (opinion)

I’ve been a registered Democrat since the first year that I was eligible to vote, back in 1982. Over the years, I have voted for Democrats and...

10.11.2024 2

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NYC officials fan out to sell ‘City of Yes,’ but plan still a disaster for Staten Island (opinion)

Members of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration this week fanned out across the city to tell New Yorkers how wonderful the mayor’s “City of Yes”...

03.11.2024 5

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4 of the worst things about living on Staten Island (opinion)

I was born on Staten Island and but for two years in the early 1990s when I resided in Manhattan, I’ve lived here all my life. Meaning that I blew...

27.10.2024 10

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Dem targeting of Electoral College, Supreme Court is the real threat to democracy (opinion)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate for vice president, recently said that he thinks that the Electoral College “needs to go” and...

20.10.2024 2

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NYC Dem dangerously plays Nazi card over Trump rally at Madison Square Garden (opinion)

Likening Republicans to Adolph Hitler or calling them Nazis and fascists is one of the most overused tropes in the Democratic Party playbook....

13.10.2024 40

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Listen up NYC: this state has turned off most of its speed cameras (opinion)

Not everybody is as enamored of speed cameras as New York City. Some cities in Iowa recently had to turn off most of their fixed-location speed...

06.10.2024 4

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With Adams under a cloud, City of Yes, BESS site programs must be halted (opinion)

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday was indicted on federal charges of bribery, mail fraud and taking illegal campaign contributions. The mayor is...

29.09.2024 4

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Four mayors in a year? Adams indictment could lead to NYC chaos (opinion)

Things were already bad enough in the City of New York. Federal investigators have been crawling over the administration of Mayor Eric Adams for...

26.09.2024 2

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Staten Island school shooting shows true danger of NYPD radio encryption (opinion)

There was a shooting at a high school on Staten Island on Thursday. And but for a tip from a reader, the Advance/SILive.com might have never heard...

22.09.2024 3

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AI cameras catching you using your cell while driving the next driver rip-off (opinion)

We know that there’s no end to the ways that motorists get ripped off by various cities and states, from speed cameras to congestion pricing. But...

15.09.2024 5

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Don’t blame the refs: Harris debate romp over Trump remakes 2024 race again (opinion)

Don’t blame the refs. Vice President Kamala Harris rolled over former President Donald Trump during Wednesday’s debate. Trump supporters, of...

11.09.2024 2

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Adams ‘City of Yes’ building plan will lead to NYC parking Armageddon (opinion)

Mayor Eric Adams wants to build more housing in New YorkCity. The way he’s going about it could be a nightmare for motorists in the five boroughs....

01.09.2024 3

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Hochul’s congestion pricing break for NYC workers just makes it a bigger rip-off for the rest of us (opinion)

Gov. Kathy Hochul has clearly gotten the message about congestion pricing: a lot of people hate it. Why else did the governor put the whole policy...

25.08.2024 2

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Death is too good for 9/11 plotters (opinion)

More than 3,000 people died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Untold more have died, and will continue to die into the future, from 9/11-...

11.08.2024 2

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Electric car owners next in line to be ripped off by greedy state governments (opinion)

04.08.2024 10

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The latest New York driver rip-off? You guessed it: stop-sign cameras (opinion)

28.07.2024 10

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Biden should resign the presidency to let Harris serve (opinion)

It’s been a month like few others in American political history. And now we’ve seen something that most of us have never seen in our lifetimes: a...

22.07.2024 1

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Unlike greedy NYC, some states are placing new limits on, even eliminating speed cameras (opinion)

New York City has gone all in on speed cameras in a bid to get more and more money out of drivers. But some states and cities are putting limits...

21.07.2024 1

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