Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ritchie Torres

Left to right: TransAlt Executive Director Paul Steely White, Families for Safe Streets' Hank Miller, and Council Member Ritchie Torres with the family of Carlos Vasquez. Photo: David Meyer

Family of Carlos Vasquez, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver, Calls on de Blasio to Bring Safe Streets to the Bronx

By David Meyer | May 2, 2018 | 2 Comments

"Here in the Bronx we deserve the same standard of safety that's available in Queens, and in Park Slope, and in the wealthiest parts of our city," said Council Member Ritchie Torres. "Our right to life is no less than anyone else's."

Speaker Corey Johnson (left with Council Member Ritchie Torres) has unveiled his speed camera bill. Photo: John McCartin for NYC Council

Placard Abuse, Construction Dysfunction, and Hit-and-Runs May End Up in the Crosshairs of a Ritchie Torres Investigation

By David Meyer | Feb 13, 2018 | 2 Comments

Torres chairs the City Council's new investigative committee, and he's bristling with ideas to put it to good use.

Bucking de Blasio, Speaker Candidates Support Congestion Pricing

By David Meyer | Nov 1, 2017 | 4 Comments

Mayor de Blasio is pulling out all the stops to frame congestion pricing as a "regressive tax," even though low-income New Yorkers stand to gain enormously. Not a single contender for council speaker is on the same page as the mayor. In a debate hosted by Crain's this morning, they all signaled support for congestion pricing, with a few caveats.

The project will fill in a missing link in the Bronx River Greenway between Starlight Park and Bronx River Park, while creating safer crossings at three complex intersections.

Ritchie Torres Secures $12.3 Million for Bronx River Greenway Link

By David Meyer | Jan 12, 2017 | 3 Comments

The project will fill in a missing link in the Bronx River Greenway between Starlight Park and Bronx River Park, while creating safer crossings at three complex intersections.

Torres: DOT “Abdicating Its Public Safety Function” to Community Boards

By David Meyer | Jan 14, 2016 | 23 Comments

Council Member Ritchie Torres has a proposal to survey community board demographics in an effort to promote more accurate and diverse representation. Among other information, the survey would reveal the share of community board members who own cars, which tends to be much higher than car ownership among the general public. Torres, who represents neighborhoods in the […]

Most New Yorkers Don’t Own Cars. Do Community Boards Reflect That?

By David Meyer | Jan 11, 2016 | 31 Comments

Most households in New York City, about 56 percent, don’t own cars. But if you’ve ever attended a community board meeting about redesigning a street, you might have come away thinking that car storage is the single most important function our streets serve. That’s a big problem, since DOT often defers to community boards when deciding […]