Theodore W. Kheel

Theodore W. Kheel, the labor arbitrator extraordinaire who negotiated on behalf of Mayors O’Dwyer, Wagner and Lindsay, is spending close to $200,000 on a study to show how to make New York’s subway and bus systems free. It is expected to come out in early January, just as the state’s commission on congestion mitigation is preparing its final recommendation.

“Congestion pricing is fine,” Mr. Kheel, 93, told The Observer by telephone today.  read more »