Thruway bans over unpaid tolls in New York could be coming

And This Week in New York History features a trio of ghost sisters, a Titanic survivor and more.

Good afternoon — it’s Monday and National Apple Day.

In today’s CapCon:

• Drivers who rack up a lot of unpaid tolls could be kicked off the Thruway

• A look inside the Siena Research Institute

• The state’s ethics commission reaches four settlements totaling $338,000

• This Week in New York History: three ghostly sisters, a survivor of the Titanic and the birth of the New York City Subway system

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🚗 Big unpaid toll bills could soon get drivers kicked off the Thruway

Alarm bells — or car alarms — went off last May when a report from state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office found $276.3 million in unpaid tolls and fees from drivers on the Thruway.

And that’s for the tolls that were issued. License plates obstructed by drivers can’t be read by the cameras on the Thruway. New York raised the fines for that this year to $500 and repeat offenders can have their registration suspended.

But another penalty could be on the way for drivers who rack up unpaid tolls: a ban from the Thruway.