Brian Laird on WNYC.

So on April 1st, the day of the new New York State fiscal year, you might say there was black smoke rising from the capital in Albany, no budget yet.

April 2nd, more black smoke. April 3rd, April 4th. Only last night, May 8th did it turn to white smoke

coming out of Albany where lawmakers finally passed a $254 billion state budget. It was due April 1st, but better late

than never, I guess. It's the latest the budget has been since 2010 when lawmakers couldn't

agree until August of that year. But what's in the budget and will it endear New Yorkers to

Governor Hockel as she seeks re-election next year. Surely that was part of the calculus when the idea of

inflation rebate checks came to her mind. We'll tell you when they're coming into whom.

But perhaps the speed cameras coming to bridges and tunnels might be less popular with drivers

moving to and from the boroughs. That's a new development, and we'll talk about that and more.

Joining me now with his reporting on all the legislation coming from the state

capitalist WNYC and Gothamist Albany Reporter, John Campbell.

Hey, John.

Hey, Brian.

Speed cameras first.

The MTA will be installing speed cameras I see on bridges and tunnels.

Which bridges and tunnels will they get, will get them?

And how did this come about?

Well, so just to be clear, it is for, it is speed cameras in work zones on MTA bridges and tunnels.

And it's any of the seven MTA bridges and two tunnels, that's things like the Verrazano

bridge, the Hugh Carey Tunnel, the Bronx Whitestone Bridge, the RFK bridge, and on and on.

And what this does is...

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