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Here Are the NYC Electeds Who Take Campaign Money From Trash Carters
Private trash haulers have killed at least 16 people walking and biking in NYC since 2012. But some electeds are less worried about the industry’s safety record than sparing waste haulers the effort of reforming their operations.
July 24, 2018
City Council Votes to Reduce Garbage Truck Traffic in North Brooklyn, Southeast Queens, and the South Bronx
The City Council voted 32-13 today to reduce trash processing in North Brooklyn, southeast Queens, and the South Bronx, relieving the disproportionate burden of garbage truck traffic on those neighborhoods.
July 18, 2018
Mark Gjonaj, Who Takes Money From Sanitation Salvage, Goes on TV to Blame the Company’s Victims for Their Own Deaths
If Mayor de Blasio wants to reduce the carnage caused by Sanitation Salvage and other private waste haulers, he can't give in to industry shills like Gjonaj.
July 6, 2018
Trottenberg in No Hurry to Accelerate Rollout of Traffic Signals That Speed Up Buses
Advocates point out that DOT has sped up traffic signal adjustments to improve pedestrian safety, and can do the same for transit priority.
May 17, 2018
Corey Johnson: NYC “Should Not Wait on Albany” to Fund Discount MetroCards for Poor New Yorkers
The City Council speaker said the "Fair Fares" program would be a "pillar" of his budget negotiations with Mayor de Blasio.
April 11, 2018
De Blasio’s Congestion Plan Isn’t Serious, and Neither Is the City Council Transportation Committee
Today's transportation hearing felt like a throwback to the City Council of 10 or 20 years ago, when the main purpose of the committee was to provide a forum for gripes about parking hassles.
April 10, 2018
Cuomo’s People Are Talking a Better Game About Bus Improvements Than de Blasio’s
Advocates and council members called on Mayor de Blasio to devote more resources to bus lanes and other improvements that can reverse the rapid decline in bus ridership.
March 8, 2018
NYC Bus Service Isn’t Getting Better, and de Blasio’s Not Doing Much to Fix It
NYC buses are still slowing down and ridership is in free fall, but Mayor de Blasio hasn't picked up the pace of projects that improve bus service.
February 14, 2018
Placard Abuse, Construction Dysfunction, and Hit-and-Runs May End Up in the Crosshairs of a Ritchie Torres Investigation
Torres chairs the City Council's new investigative committee, and he's bristling with ideas to put it to good use.
February 13, 2018
City Council Failed to Pass Waste Hauling Reforms the Day a Garbage Truck Driver Killed a Cyclist in Williamsburg
On Tuesday, a garbage truck driver struck and killed Mario Lopez on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. The same day, the City Council failed to enact waste carting reforms that would reduce garbage truck traffic on Williamsburg streets.
December 21, 2017
