Brad Lander
Top Categories
Crashes By City Workers — Especially Cops — Are Still Costing Taxpayers Dearly
Injury and property damage from crashes represent the largest cause for payouts by the city — even ahead of police brutality, slip and falls on sidewalks, or misconduct in the city's jails.
June 22, 2022
Mayor, Lander, Gutman: Much-Touted ‘Safe-Driving’ Courses May Not Work, So Let’s Build on Them
Politicians who have hailed driver education courses as a linchpin of their efforts to rid the streets of bad drivers are now admitting that they — and other pols who aren't them — need to do even more. You think?
October 8, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Reckless Driver Who Killed Baby Apolline Took Driver ‘Accountability’ Course — But It Didn’t Change a Thing
Such "safe-driving" courses are seen by some as a model for changing the behavior of reckless drivers. But there is limited evidence they work — and certainly did not in the case of Tyrik Mott.
October 6, 2021
‘Uber’s Fantasy Novel’: State Gig-Worker Bill Would Limit City’s Proposed Deliverista Rights
A state proposal that would allow gig workers, such as the city's delivery riders, to form unions and bargain for wages would also undercut recent City Council efforts to give far more rights to those workers, advocates say.
May 25, 2021
BRAD LANDER SPEAKS: ‘I’m Giving Up My Placard and Will Stop Driving So Much’
"Accountability is hard. But it’s the only way we get better," says the lead-footed lawmaker.
April 23, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: Brad Lander’s Brad Lander Moment Edition
The Brooklyn Council Member racked up seven speeding tickets since late 2019. That's a lot. Here's why it's not as bad as it looks — plus the rest of yesterday's news.
April 23, 2021
Brad Lander Lines Up Comptroller Race Support from Street Safety Advocates Who Might Have Backed Rival Corey Johnson
The comptroller candidates will release a list of endorsers that is basically a who's who of the livable streets movement — and even includes some of Corey Johnson's donors, even.
March 19, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Will Fund Lander’s ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill
Reckless drivers, your days are once again numbered.
February 24, 2021
Lander: City Must Study Whether the ‘Benefit’ of Helicopters Covers Their Egregious Health Costs
It's time to put a price on the cost of losing one's mind.
February 22, 2021
