Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Gale Brewer

There have not been enough of these this year, DOT data show — and Council Member Gale Brewer may look into it. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

CM Brewer: ‘I’ll Hold DOT Accountable on Promises and Data’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 5, 2022 | No Comments

The chair of the Council's oversight committee will consider investigating the Department of Transportation for a pattern of claiming significant street safety improvements, yet failing to provide evidence of same.

Council member Gale Brewer rode along with an NYPD official in order to investigate siren noise. Photo: Gale Brewer's Office

OPINION: Let’s Turn Down the Noise on Sirens

By Gale Brewer | Sep 13, 2022 | No Comments

A City Council bill would mandate quieter, less disruptive emergency vehicles.

This won't be the Upper East Side, the MTA says.

Mythbuster: Congestion Pricing Study Shows Neighborhoods Won’t Be Flooded With Desperate Parkers

By Dave Colon | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments

Time to park this fear in the dustbin of history.

Pols and Advocates Pushing E-Bike Battery Fix Beyond Blanket Bans

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments

The city's proposed ban on e-bikes on Housing Authority property would force some residents to choose between a roof over their head and a job.

Manhattan's Third Avenue, as it exists now. Pretty bad!

ACTIVISTS GET ACTION: City Pledges to Redesign Manhattan’s Third Avenue This Year

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

"We are looking very closely," said a DOT official. "I can't promise a specific time, but I think we may be able to present a proposal maybe even later this year."

Manhattan Pol to NYPD: Follow the Law on Placard Misuse

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 5, 2022 | No Comments

Manhattan City Council Member Gale Brewer (inset) is the latest elected official to demand that the NYPD follow the law when it comes to cracking down on placard abuse by city workers including, mostly, cops.

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