Look Who’s Pledged to be an Obama Delegate…
I was surprised to find on my ballot this morning, pledged as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention on behalf of Barack Obama, State Senator Eric Adams, friend of double-parkers everywhere.
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Thursday’s Headlines: Eric Adams Rashomon Edition
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Reporters try to unravel the mayor's utterances on transit. Plus other news.
Mayor Adams on Fake Plate Crackdown: ‘This Time, It Will Happen Because Eric Adams is Mayor’
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OK, bad guys, now you're really really on notice.
Debate Recap: Hey, Moderators — Nothing About Transit, Road Violence and Car Culture?
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The debate followed its moderators' framing of topics that are certainly important — policing, homelessness, the economy, and education — but Streetsblog readers can be forgiven if they tuned out: the word "transportation" was not uttered once.
OPINION: New York Leaders Face A Crisis of Their Own Making After Killing of Jordan Neely
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It’s been a year and four months since Mayor Adams stood alongside Gov. Hochul and pledged give people living on the subways “the services that they need.”
Portland Elects Cyclist Mayor; Obama Draws 8,000 on Bikes
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On Tuesday, voters in Portland, Oregon elected Sam Adams as their next mayor. A former Congressional staffer and current Portland city commissioner, Adams — who is a cyclist — ran on a platform that emphasized environmental and progressive growth initiatives, including, in the words of the Oregonian, "use [of] the Portland Streetcar and better planning […]
New Year, Same Dangers: Mayor Adams Has Made Only a Tiny Fraction of School Streets Safer
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The Adams administration has redesigned a small fraction of streets near schools, leaving the city's 1.75 million children exposed to high rates of car crashes and injuries on school streets as public schools reopen today.