State Legislature
A Car Driver Ripped Off a Woman’s Leg in Broad Daylight
A Brooklyn driver drove onto a busy sidewalk in central Williamsburg and maimed a 33-year-old pedestrian. Why can't our officials prevent this kind of predictable incident?
Watchdog Group Wants Hochul to Veto Bus Lane Parking Mulligan
Reinvent Albany thinks a carve-out for bus lane parkers in Co-op gives rule-breaking motorists a free pass.
Upstate Transit Agencies are Starving As State Slows Funding
Advocates are hoping for better luck next year as local transit authorities warn of service reductions, and the funding ask may have an ingenious solution.
Gov. Hochul Vague on Free Bus Plans As Her Open Budget Salvo Nears
Hochul has said she would neither support a plan that would deprive the MTA of a key revenue stream — fares — nor would she raise taxes to make up for the missing swipes.
Syracuse Struggles to Unify for Street Safety
A decade-old effort to pass a Vision Zero plan and tap into a pot of federal money that may be drying up has stalled in Syracuse — and everyone is finger-pointing.
DoorDash Lobbying Sunk Bill to Require Apps to Insure Delivery Workers
A secret memo from the rich app company described a simple insurance bill as "costly." And legislators fell into line.
D-Minus! The Albany Report Card for 2025
Our elected officials in Albany have failed the livable streets movement again.
Ye Shall Know Their Names! Meet the Dirty Dozen City Pols Who Voted Against Speed Camera Program
Some politicians apparently just want their constituents to be unsafe.
Albany Reauthorizes City Speed Camera Program for 5 More Years
It's one of few victories for the street safety movement this session: speed cameras remain in place.
Senate Votes to Require Delivery Apps to Provide Insurance for Workers
Speed limits are fine, but what will really help crash victims is insurance.
