Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Antonio Reynoso

Council Member Antonio Reynoso reached a deal with the city on Thursday to reform the private carting industry by creating zones with a maximum of three haulers assigned to each. Photo: Antonio Reynoso.

City Strikes Deal To Reform Rogue Private Carting Industry

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 11, 2019 | No Comments

A maximum of three haulers will be able to pick up commercial waste in any given neighborhood zone, ending the current free-for-all with as many as 50 private carting companies racing through the streets.

One of JoRo's trucks without any protective side rails. Photo: Facebook

Rogue Private Carting Industry Stalls on Mandated Safety Measure

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 3, 2019 | 2 Comments

“It is shameful,” said Justin Wood of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.

Council Member Brad Lander, who pulled into a lower Manhattan press conference on a Citi Bike despite not having a helmet (or a bike license). Photo by Dave Colon

Council Members: Mayor Was Just Mouthing Off on Helmets, Licenses

By Julianne Cuba and Dave Colon | Sep 10, 2019 | 21 Comments

Remarks damaging to cycling may have originated with a journalist.

Gowanus Crash Spotlights Safety Problems of Rogue Private Garbage Carters

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 9, 2019 | 10 Comments

Advocates renew calls for regulation after a truck driver plowed into a cyclist, leaving him in critical condition.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg at a presser last month. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

DOT: We Are NOT Backing Down on Neighborhood Loading Zones!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 22, 2019 | 61 Comments

Reports of the demise of the Department of Transportation's residential loading zone program have been greatly exaggerated.

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Reform of Rogue Sanitation Companies Will Save Lives — And the Planet

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 25, 2019 | 27 Comments

A new report to be issued today by the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition bolsters Brooklyn Council Member Antonio Reynoso's call to create exclusive zones where only a single trash company could operate and put an end to the current free-for-all of up to 50 private carters picking up trash in each neighborhood.

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