Robbin’ Hoods! Brooklyn Pols Would Swipe Money From MTA And Give It To Verrazzano Drivers
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More gifts for drivers — from four supposedly progressive leaders in Southern Brooklyn.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Diane Savino
HEAD-SCRATCHER OF THE WEEK: Staten Island Pol Attacks ‘Unfair’ Punishment of Bridge Toll Scofflaws
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Fact check: The fines for evading a subway fare or bridge toll are identical.
$100 Million in BRT Funding at Stake in Albany Budget Negotiations
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There’s $100 million for Bus Rapid Transit in the Assembly’s budget proposal, and advocates are working to ensure the funds emerge intact from closed-door negotiations with Governor Cuomo and the State Senate. The New York League of Conservation Voters, which has joined with Staten Island business interests to advocate for North Shore BRT, is asking supporters to contact lawmakers. […]
An Open Invite for Diane Savino to See NYC Streets From a Bike Saddle
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After State Senator Diane Savino’s remarks about yelling at bicyclists to “find a fucking bike lane” ricocheted around online NYC media yesterday, we’re hearing that some constituents and other New Yorkers have contacted her to see if she’s up for getting a bicycle rider’s perspective on city streets. It’s pretty tough to find a bike […]
Diane Savino: “Hey, Find a F—ing Bike Lane and Get in It”
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When someone is seriously hurt in traffic, which happens several times a day in New York, it should prompt an effort to figure out exactly what happened and prevent it from happening again. For some reason, though, when a motorist does the injuring, it usually gets a collective shrug from police and the NYC press […]