Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about State Legislature

Caught red-handed by the state Legislature.

Legislators Counter Flailing Cuomo’s $145M MTA Raid With Better Idea: $0 MTA Raid

By Dave Colon | Mar 16, 2021 | No Comments

The state legislature moved quickly to take advantage of Gov. Cuomo's weakened position, delivering its own budget proposal on Sunday that undoes Cuomo's proposed $145-million raid on MTA operating funds.

State Lawmakers Propose Giving Cyclists A Voice at the Car-Loving MTA

By Dave Colon | Mar 8, 2021 | No Comments

Advocates think an advisory panel could pave the way for change.

This could be coming soon to New York State. Photo illustration

State Senator Pushing ‘Idaho Stop’ Legalization Bill

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 11, 2021 | No Comments

An upstate State Senator has introduced a bill that would allow cyclists to slow-roll through stop signs and go through red lights after a quick full stop.

A worker cleans a subway car. The MTA is insists that overnight closures for the cleanings must continue despite the hardships they cause for essential workers. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

OPINION: To Save the Subway, Tax the Ultra-Wealthy

By Dan Quart | Nov 26, 2020 | No Comments

New York needs to make the billionaires who disproportionately benefit from government to pay their fair share, a lawmaker argues.

Brooklyn Assembly Member Bobby Carroll wants the state to subsidize purchase of e-bikes, like this Wing bike. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Brooklyn Pol: NYS Should Subsidize E-Bike Purchases to Wean Society Off Cars

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 18, 2020 | No Comments

Assembly Member Bobby Carroll wants the state to expand its electric car subsidy program to include electric bikes.

OPINION: Anti-Racism Ads Can’t Hide the Ugly Reality Behind Uber

By Phara Souffrant Forrest | Sep 16, 2020 | No Comments

The company denies protections to its low-income, Black and brown drivers — says a candidate who drove for it. Here's why Albany must rein it in.

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