Public Forum: Film Screening on Traffic and Congestion Pricing

Remarks by

  • NYC Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn
  • State Senator Thomas K. Duane
  • Assembly Member Deborah J. Glick
  • Deputy Manhattan Borough President Rose Pierre-Louis.

Also, a screening of "Contested Streets: Breaking New York City Gridlock," a new documentary film on livable streets co-sponsored by Manhattan Community Board 2, Transportation Alternatives & NYU Office of Government and Community Relations.

Panel discussion to follow.

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