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Pols and Advocates: Build the Promised 7 Train Station in Hells Kitchen
Nearly 20 years later, pols and advocates say it’s time to finally make good on what was promised.
August 10, 2022
Assembly Member Dick Gottfried Supports “the Concept” of Congestion Pricing
Assembly Member Richard Gottfried believes in congestion pricing, in theory. The question now, as it was ten years ago, is how hard he'll work to enact a policy that would benefit his constituents enormously.
February 2, 2018
13 State and City Elected Officials Sign On to Move NY Toll Reform
The trickle of elected officials endorsing toll reform is starting to become more of a steady stream, and a look at who belongs to the coalition suggests that the politics of the Move NY plan are indeed different than the politics of congestion pricing.
April 22, 2015
Eight Electeds Back Protected Bike Lanes for Manhattan’s West Side
Several representatives in the City Council and state legislature, as well as Borough President Scott Stringer, have signed on in support of protected bike lanes for Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues.
February 12, 2010
State Sen. Martin Connor Secretly “Supported” Pricing All Along
With state primary campaigns ramping up, Observer political reporter Azi Paybarah seems to be everywhere with his video camera. In this clip from a debate held by Democracy for New York City, he captures State Senator Martin Connor, who represents lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, in an unprompted admission of legislative cowardice.
May 21, 2008
Dick Gottfried Blames Bloomberg for Pricing Non-Vote
Care of the Politicker, here's 38-year incumbent Assembly Member Dick Gottfried explaining to the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club, whose endorsement he wants for his re-election bid, how democratic Shelly Silver's house is in comparison to the state Senate. All things considered, it's a jaw-dropping spiel.
May 20, 2008