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Lenny Feliu
Born in the Dominican Republic and raised on the Lower East Side, Lenny Feliu is the founder of the SaferCharging Coalition and the Director of Customer Acquisition and Operations at Popwheels. She has been interviewed widely in both English and Spanish local media for her work advancing safe e-bike charging and supporting New York City’s … Continued
November 13, 2025
Frank Morano
Frank Morano was a longtime radio show host on WABC, sometimes partnering with frequent mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, before being elected to the City Council from Staten Island in a special election to succeed Joe Borelli in 2025.
November 13, 2025
Erin McAuliff
Erin McAuliff is the acting director of accessible services at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. Originally from Brooklyn, she has over 15 years of experience driving equity, innovation and impact in the public sector.
November 10, 2025
Hank Gutman
Hank Gutman was commissioner of the Department of Transportation, the city’s second-most-important job, in the last year of the de Blasio administration. Before that, he was a litigation partner and head of the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. He has served on boards of multiple public entities, such as Brooklyn Bridge … Continued
November 9, 2025
Mike Peregudov
Mike Peregudov is the co-founder of Whizz, an e-bike subscription service based in the United States.
November 6, 2025
Arline L. Bronzaft
Dr. Arline Bronzaft served as an advisor to five New York City mayors as the chairperson of the Noise Committee of GrowNYC.org. As an environmental psychologist, Bronzaft’s classic research on the effects of subway noise on children’s learning in the 1970s led to her lifelong commitment to combine her scientific expertise and passion for urban … Continued
November 3, 2025
Nilka Martell
Nilka Martell is the board chair of the Bronx River Alliance and founder of Loving the Bronx.
November 3, 2025
Siddhartha Sánchez
Siddhartha Sánchez is the executive director of the Bronx River Alliance, which works to leverage the Bronx River corridor for the communities through which it flows.
November 3, 2025
Austin C. Jefferson
Before becoming Albany Bureau Chief in late 2025, Austin C. Jefferson was a state politics reporter for City & State NY, covering state government, elections and major legislative debates. His reporting has also appeared in the Daily Freeman, Chronogram Magazine and The Legislative Gazette. Having grown up in the Hudson Valley, he’s always happy to … Continued
October 22, 2025
