Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Andrew Gounardes

This is the scene moments after the driver hit and killed a pedestrian on the last day of 2018 in Jackson Heights. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Gov. Hochul Signs Law Adding Cyclist and Pedestrian Safety Awareness to Driver’s License Requirements

By Dave Colon | Jul 15, 2022 | No Comments

New drivers for the first time will be tested on their knowledge of pedestrian and cyclist safety as a part of the requirements for obtaining a license in New York, according to a law that the governor signed Friday.

Drunk Drivers Who Kill Could Be Paying for their Crime for Almost 20 Years

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 8, 2022 | No Comments

New York's legislature is only following Tennessee and other states that are seeking to make drunk drivers pay child support if their actions orphan a child.

Wednesday’s Headlines: Profiting Off Placard Abuse Edition

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 6, 2022 | No Comments

That Andrew Gounardes — he's always thinking. Plus other news.

Eric Adams and Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Deborah Glick wanted speed cameras renewed and extended. But they failed to get larger provisions.

Anatomy of a Sausage: How a Great Bill Got Gutted in Albany’s Mediocrity Factory

By Julianne Cuba | May 23, 2022 | No Comments

The result, though, is a watered-down bill that shelved tools to rein in reckless drivers that its sponsors Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Deborah Glick said would be transformative.

State Sen. Andrew Gounardes lost a lot of key — and bold — provisions in his speed camera deal.

Albany Deal Extends Speed Cameras, But Sacrifices the Bill’s Boldest Provisions

By Julianne Cuba | May 19, 2022 | No Comments

Albany lawmakers on Thursday afternoon reached a deal to renew and expand the city’s speed camera program, keeping them on 24/7 — but the deal was reached only after key provisions of the bill that would help keep reckless drivers off the road were gutted by state lawmakers.

Mayor Adams in Albany on Tuesday. Photo: Julianne Cuba

ALBANY NOTEBOOK: Mayor Treks Upstate, But Speed Cameras are Still at Risk of Expiring

By Julianne Cuba | May 18, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Adams made another trip up to Albany on Tuesday, but barely, if at all, pushed legislators to support a bill that would renew and expand speed cameras — a self-proclaimed priority of his own administration.

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