Pols and Advocates: Build the Promised 7 Train Station in Hells Kitchen
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Nearly 20 years later, pols and advocates say it’s time to finally make good on what was promised.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brad Hoylman
The Blame Game: City Pols Didn’t Back Bill Allowing NYC to Control its Own Speed Limits, State Lawmakers Say
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The legislative session in Albany just ended, but the finger pointing has only gotten started.
THE ALBANY REPORT: A Historic, Yet Deeply Disappointing, Glass-Half-Empty Legislative Session
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"This is four-dimensional chess," said one lawmaker. "We're negotiating with the Council, with both houses of the legislator and with the executive. To play four-dimensional chess with new and novel pieces was difficult."
State Bill Would Eliminate Parking Minimums in the City
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“How backwards is it in this day and age, while trying to promote mass transit and alternate modes of transportation, to have mandatory minimums for the automobile,” said state Sen. Brad Hoylman.
New State Law Would Make Electric Citi Bike Hit-And-Runs a Felony
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Liz Krueger wants the punishment to match the penalty for those committed by motorists.
SHAME! State Lawmakers Leave Town Without Passing Key Safety Bills
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Safe streets advocates feel abandoned after state lawmakers left Albany on Friday without passing a slate of bills aimed to save children, protect cyclists and make streets more livable.