City Staff Ideas Challenge

Yes! NYC EMTs, though they FINALLY received a well-deserved increase - still earn a pretty low salary. They are first responders, often the very first to the scene which is too often volatile! They save lives. They should be awarded an EZ-pass AND as long as not blocking a garage or parked near a fire hydrant, they should NOT be given parking tickets. Some come home in the middle of the night and there is no parking to be found and they certainly cannot afford a garage. Small perks for special people that this City would be at such a loss without.

This is a terrible idea. We need to reduce driving, both for public safety (drivers kill or seriously injury thousands of people every year) and for climate change. Take the train like everyone else.

I am a civilian with a city agency, and this would help me so much financially. Driving to work is really my only way to get there and the toll cost me about $200 a month.

Where do first responders get these cars that somehow don't contribute to the wear and tear of roads, tunnels, and bridges? That'd be the real billionaire dollar idea, share your secrets with everyone and all of our road transportation infrastructure can be preserved forever and all of the mixed funding that goes into repairing and replacing it can be used to expand and improve mass transit. This is brilliant, share your magical personal vehicle secrets!

How would this be implemented? Is this supposed be even when they go on vacation or just for work? Also, first responders are not really charged to cross bridges and tunnels. They are only charged for bringing their cars across. When going to work, leave the car at home and save on tolls.

We should not incentivize private vehicle use. Instead, the City of New York should provide every city employee with a free MTA Pass

If you want the best and brightest to join and remain in NYC rather than leaving or joining the work forces of other tri-state areas then you should do less to frustrate their wallets and appeal to them, not turn them off.

I absolutely agree. where are our incentives

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First responders , especially New York City EMT’s are having a really tough time keeping up with inflation. Recently they were mandated to work 5 days a week,8 hour tours(as of February 2023 ) instead of the 12 hour tours that were in place prior to that date. This mandate is almost doubling the amount of tolls that they are paying to get to work (adding 2 more travel days a week) EMT’s are paid at a very low scale compared to other city first responders and the small raise they received doesn’t even cover the additional tolls they are paying. When you’re life is on the line you can depend on FDNY EMT’s. They’re on the job. 24/7 with life saving equipment in their personal vehicle’s whenever they’re needed. Green vehicles get a discount? DOESN’T MAKE SENSE!