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40-686: NYSBA is guided by an unpaid 7-member Board of Commissioners (one seat of which is currently vacant) who are appointed by the New York State Governor . NYSBA's management team is headed by Executive Director Dr. Minosca Alcantara. In 2017, NYSBA had operating expenses of $ 51.08 million, an outstanding debt of $ 89.72 million, and a staffing level of 282 people. NYSBA has been self-sufficient throughout its more than eighty-five year history, operating without Federal or State tax monies and reinvesting toll revenues to continue to maintain and improve these vital Hudson River Crossings. The origin of

80-410: A 6-member board of directors. In 2017, the authority had operating expenses of $ 872.17 million, an outstanding debt of $ 8.827 billion, and a staffing level of 3,754 people. The authority operates without financial assistance from the state of New York . All debt is paid for through tolls and fees. A toll superhighway connecting the major cities of the state of New York that would become part of

120-733: A bill sponsored by Greene County Assemblyman Ellis Bentley that created the Bridge Authority as an entity that would issue toll revenue bonds to pay for what would become the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. In 1933, during the construction of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, the Authority acquired the Mid-Hudson Bridge, originally built by the State Department of Public Works in 1930. Of note, the toll for

160-527: A full term, after beating Republican Lee Zeldin in the 2022 election. New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies on the east coast of North America, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain , which it in turn obtained from the Dutch as the colony of New Netherland ; see the list of colonial governors and

200-696: A hybrid system of tolls, with barrier tolls collected in urban areas, and long-distance tickets issued in rural areas. After the New Jersey Turnpike was built in 1952, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) and NYSTA proposed a 13-mile (21 km) extension of the New Jersey Turnpike that would go from its end (at US 46 in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey , at the time) up to West Nyack at

240-842: A larger nationwide highway network was proposed as early as 1949. Construction was initially administered by the state Department of Public Works, however in the following year, the New York State Legislature passed the Thruway Authority Act creating the New York State Thruway Authority, an independent public corporation , which would build and manage the Thruway. The project was to be financed through toll revenue bonds and self-liquidating by receipt of tolls, rents, concessions, and other income. The act also stipulated NYSTA adopt

280-545: A round trip across the Mid-Hudson Bridge for a car with 3 passengers in 1933 was $ 2.20, more than the $ 1.75 charged today. The 1933 $ 1 toll for a one horse wagon is no longer charged. The Rip Van Winkle Bridge was dedicated in 1935. The Bear Mountain Bridge, originally built by a private venture in 1924, was sold to the Authority in 1940. The Authority dedicated the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge in 1957,

320-503: Is assigned to the Bridge Authority's Command Center in Highland as well as numerous facilities under control of the Bridge Authority. The Bridge Authority police officer is unarmed and is responsible for system-wide security. This officer also acts as liaison to the multiple police agencies whose jurisdictions overlap Authority facilities and performs traffic enforcement and incident response services. The Bridge Authority operates all 5 of

360-463: Is no limit to the number of consecutive terms a governor may serve. The Constitution has provided since 1777 for the election of a lieutenant governor of New York , who is ex officio President of the Senate, to the same term (keeping the same term lengths as the governor throughout all the constitutional revisions). Originally, in the event of the death, resignation or impeachment of the governor,

400-613: Is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York , the head of the executive branch of New York's state government , and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces . The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, to convene the New York State Legislature , the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the legislature, as well as to grant pardons , except in cases of treason and impeachment . Fifty-seven people have served as state governor, four of whom served non-consecutive terms ( George Clinton , DeWitt Clinton , Horatio Seymour , and Al Smith );

440-624: The New York State Thruway Authority but withdrew the plan after opposition from the Hudson Valley delegation to the state legislature , who feared it would be detrimental to the bridges and lead to higher tolls They believed Cuomo's real goal was to use NYSBA's budget surpluses to offset the Thruway Authority's deficits and subsidize its construction projects. The year's state budget did give Cuomo

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480-636: The Palisades Interstate Parkway . By 1970, it became too expensive to buy right-of-way access, and community opposition was fierce. Therefore, both the NJTA and NYSTA cancelled the project. In 1990, the state of New York sold the Cross-Westchester Expressway (part of I-287) to NYSTA for $ 20 million (equivalent to $ 41.2 million in 2023) in an effort to balance the state's budget. Similarly, in 1991,

520-402: The list of directors-general of New Netherland for the pre-statehood period. The office of the governor was established by the first New York Constitution in 1777. The governor originally served for a term of three years, though the constitution did not specify when the term began. A 1787 law set the start of the term at July 1. The New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821 amended

560-471: The president pro tempore of the State Senate performs all the duties of the lieutenant governor until the vacancy is filled either at the next gubernatorial election or by appointment. Likewise, should both offices become vacant at the same time, the president pro tempore acts as governor, with the office of lieutenant governor remaining vacant. Should the presidency pro tempore be vacant too, or

600-699: The Authority was directed to assume the cost of operating and maintaining the 71-mile (114 km) segment of I-84 in New York , which runs east–west from the Pennsylvania state line at Port Jervis to the Connecticut state line at Brewster . The agreement made at this time between NYSTA and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) allowed NYSTA to transfer I-84 back to the state at any point after 1996 provided that

640-807: The Hudson Valley legislators would be watching the new appointees closely to make sure they were "independent thinkers". The law creating the New York State Bridge Authority is found in the Bridge Authority Act, currently Sections 525 to 542 of the New York Public Authorities Law and defines the Bridge Authority's mission as “to maintain and operate the safe vehicle crossings over the Hudson River entrusted to its jurisdiction for

680-587: The NYSBA was embodied in the Great Depression during the 1930s and 1940s. State finances were in short supply and an originally proposed plan for the state to build the Rip Van Winkle Bridge was vetoed by then Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt . A possible precursor to the New Deal , Roosevelt supported the creation of an Authority, separate from state finances. On March 31, 1932, Roosevelt signed into law

720-893: The New York State Assembly Moses M. Weinstein , who acted as governor for 10 days in 1968 while the governor, the lieutenant governor and the senate majority leader were out of the state, attending the Republican National Convention in Miami . Four men have become president of the United States after serving as governor of New York: Martin Van Buren , Grover Cleveland , Theodore Roosevelt , and Franklin D. Roosevelt , and six were vice president . Van Buren and Theodore Roosevelt held both offices. Numerous Governors have also sought

760-530: The Niagara Thruway (I-190) in Buffalo for one year. On October 30, 2006, NYSTA voted to permanently remove the tolls. Both major candidates in the 2006 gubernatorial election , Democrat and eventual victor Eliot Spitzer and Republican John Faso , had pledged to remove the tolls on I-190 if elected. In order to offset the lost toll revenue, NYSTA also voted to return maintenance of I-84 to NYSDOT, as

800-497: The Presidency, and won their party's respective nomination, but lost the general election, such as Al Smith , Samuel J. Tilden , Horatio Seymour , Thomas E. Dewey , and Charles Evans Hughes . Two governors have been chief justice : John Jay held that position when he was elected governor in 1795, and Charles Evans Hughes became chief justice in 1930, two decades after leaving the governorship. The longest-serving governor

840-748: The Thruway Authority Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) system, a network of radio stations across the state that broadcast information on traffic conditions along the Thruway. The system broadcasts at 1610 AM in the Newburgh , Kingston , Albany , and Rochester areas, 1620 AM in the Herkimer , Verona , LaFayette , Syracuse , and Geneva / Waterloo areas, 530 AM in the New York City Region / Tappan Zee Bridge Corridor, and at 1630 AM in

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880-619: The Thruway Authority gave NYSDOT a one-year notice. Around this time, state officials also investigated the possibility of having NYSTA take over ownership and maintenance of all or part of New York's Interstate Highways . Roughly one week before the November 2006 elections, NYSTA accepted $ 14 million from the State Senate in exchange for agreeing to cease the collection of tolls at the Black Rock and City Line toll barriers on

920-552: The Thruway Authority to maintain I-84. A formal agreement between the two agencies was reached on September 19. The one-year agreement cost NYSDOT $ 11.5 million and took effect October 30, the date I-84 was to become DOT-maintained. The agreement was renewed in April 2008 at a cost of $ 10.3 million, extending the arrangement through October 31, 2009. It remained in place until October 11, 2010, when NYSDOT re-assumed maintenance of

960-636: The Thruway. The portion through New Jersey was to be constructed and maintained by NJTA, while the portion in New York was to be built and maintained by NYSTA. The purpose of this extension was to give motorists a "more direct bypass of the New York City area" to New England by using the Tappan Zee Bridge . The extension was to parallel NY 303 and the Conrail -owned River Line , and have limited interchanges, one of which would be with

1000-553: The U.S. state of New York . The NYSTA was formed in 1950 with the responsibility of constructing, maintaining, and operating the New York State Thruway , a system of limited-access highways within the state. In August 2017, Matthew J. Driscoll was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo as the Acting Executive Director of the New York State Thruway Authority. The executive officers report to

1040-520: The annual maintenance cost of I-84 was considered to be equal to the amount of annual revenue generated from the Buffalo toll barriers—approximately $ 14 million. Under the terms of the 1991 agreement between NYSTA and NYSDOT, maintenance of I-84 would become the responsibility of the DOT on October 30, 2007. In January 2007, State Senator John Bonacic of Mount Hope began drafting legislation to halt

1080-421: The authority to replace the Bridge Authority's entire board even if they had not finished their terms, and he did. Legislators accused Cuomo of trying to install a board that would be more amenable to the governor's merger plans; state senator Sue Serino of Hyde Park voted against confirming all of the replacements, and some of her colleagues from the region opposed some. One, Jen Metzger of Rosendale , said

1120-567: The economic and social benefit of the people of the State of New York.” The crossings listed in the statute are: the Rip Van Winkle Bridge between Hudson and Catskill; the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge; the Mid-Hudson Bridge between Poughkeepsie and Highland; the parallel Newburgh-Beacon spans; and the Bear Mountain Bridge. The Authority believes its mandate imposes a responsibility to provide reliable, safe and convenient access across

1160-607: The first span of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge in 1963 and the second span in 1980. The Bridge Authority charges an auto cash toll of $ 1.75 for eastbound traffic on all five bridges. E-ZPass customers pay $ 1.35. The last rate increase was May 1, 2020, a 25 cent increase from the prior rate of $ 1.50. Commercial tolls are based on axle count. NYSBA is a member of the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system. In 2020 Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed to merge NYSBA with

1200-604: The highway. The change was made in the 2010–2011 state budget in an effort to reduce the cost of maintaining I-84. Governor David Paterson —who included the change in the budget—expected that the state would save $ 3.9 million annually on maintenance costs. The NYSTA owned the New York State Canal Corporation from 1992 until 2017. Ownership was subsequently transferred to the New York Power Authority . NYSTA also operates

1240-543: The incumbent unable to fulfill the duties, the Speaker of the State Assembly is next in the line of succession. The lieutenant governor is elected on the same ticket as the governor, since the 1954 election with a single joint vote cast for both offices, but is nominated separately. New York State Thruway Authority The New York State Thruway Authority ( NYSTA ) is a public benefit corporation in

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1280-403: The lieutenant governor would become acting governor until the end of the yearly legislative term, the office being filled in a special election, if there was a remainder of the term. Since the 1821 Constitution, the lieutenant governor explicitly becomes governor upon such vacancy in the office and serves for the entire remainder of the term. Should the office of lieutenant governor become vacant,

1320-540: The official numbering lists each governor only once. There has only been one female governor so far: Kathy Hochul . This numbering includes one acting governor: the lieutenant governor who filled the vacancy after the resignation of the governor, under the 1777 Constitution. The list does not include the prior colonial governors nor those who have acted as governor when the governor was out of state, such as Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff during Theodore Roosevelt's vice presidential campaign in 1900, or Acting Speaker of

1360-439: The planned transfer of maintenance of I-84. Bonacic asserted that the Thruway Authority had better maintenance practices than NYSDOT, most notably in the field of snow removal. He also claimed that the DOT lacked the time and money needed to match the quality of maintenance that NYSTA performed on I-84. The senator eventually prevailed as the 2007–2008 budget was modified to allocate additional funding to NYSDOT, which would then pay

1400-429: The river to all lawful traffic and to achieve that goal within the framework of a sound long-term financial policy. The elements of that policy are: An unqualified commitment to meet all obligations to the bondholders in the full letter and spirit of the Authority's General Revenue Bond Resolution and the covenants made therein; A vigorous, integrated program of inspection, maintenance, repair and rehabilitation to insure

1440-410: The state constitution, reducing the term of office to two years, moving the election to November, and moving the beginning and the end of the term to coincide with the calendar year. An 1874 amendment extended the term of office back to three years, but the 1894 constitution again reduced it to two years. The most recent New York Constitution of 1938 extended the term to the current four years. There

1480-426: The structural integrity of its facilities and the safety of its patrons; Control of expenditures to the extent consistent with prudent stewardship and responsible administration; and The lowest possible toll rates which at the same time enable the Authority to meet its obligations and responsibilities as well as provide for adequate financial reserves. The New York State Bridge Authority has 1 sworn police officer who

1520-783: The vehicular road bridges on the Hudson between the Bear Mountain and Rip Van Winkle Bridges. It also owns and maintains the Walkway over the Hudson, but does not operate it. To the north and south of its jurisdiction are, respectively, two of the New York State Thruway Authority 's bridges: Tappan Zee Bridge to the south and the Berkshire Extension bridge to the north, known as the Castleton Bridge . New York State Governor The governor of New York

1560-431: Was the first, George Clinton , who first took office on July 30, 1777, and served seven terms in two different periods, totaling just under 21 years in office. As 18 of those years were consecutive, Clinton also served the longest consecutive period in office for a New York governor. Charles Poletti had the shortest term, serving 29 days following the resignation of the previous governor, Herbert H. Lehman in 1942. Lehman

1600-467: Was the state's first Jewish governor; David Paterson was the first African American governor of New York, and the first legally blind governor as well. Paterson is only the fourth African American to hold the office of governor in the United States. The current governor is Democrat Kathy Hochul , the state's first female governor, who assumed the office on August 24, 2021, upon the resignation of Andrew Cuomo . Hochul went on to be elected as governor for

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