New York City Transit Riders Council
Thursday, July 2712:00-2:00pmNew York City Transit Riders Council Meeting. MTA Headquarters347 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor Conference RoomManhattan212-878-7087
3:34 PM EDT on July 6, 2006
Thursday, July 27
12:00-2:00pm
New York City Transit Riders Council Meeting.
MTA Headquarters
347 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor Conference Room
Manhattan
212-878-7087
Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.
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