Noah Kazis
Noah joined Streetsblog as a New York City reporter at the start of 2010. When he was a kid, he collected subway paraphernalia in a Vignelli-map shoebox.
Before coming to Streetsblog, he blogged at TheCityFix DC and worked as a field organizer for the Obama campaign in Toledo, Ohio. Noah graduated from Yale University, where he wrote his senior thesis on the class politics of transportation reform in New York City. He lives in Morningside Heights.
Recent Posts
NYC’s Most Irresistible Street Safety Campaign
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Are these New York’s youngest traffic safety advocates? Budding filmmakers Benny, Joseph and Yunhee have created an appeal for safer streets that is equal parts poignant, funny and Dylan-inspired – and entirely adorable. Take a look.
What It Looks Like to Walk the Length of the BQE
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Here’s a project we’re glad not to be doing (but we’re thrilled someone is). Gallery owner Robert Hult is spending today walking the route of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, not on the highway but as close alongside it as possible, and posting regular photos to his Twitter account. Taken collectively, the snapshots create a real vision […]
Bronx Reps Pledge Support for Transit at Town Hall Meeting
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Assembly members Marcos Crespo and Vanessa Gibson pledged their support for transit improvements at a town hall meeting in Soundview last night, starting with a campaign for more rush hour service on the Bx27, Bx36, and Bx41 buses. The meeting, the third hosted by T.A.’s Rider Rebellion campaign, gave elected officials a chance to present […]
Cuomo Willing to Wait for Tappan Zee Loan, But Not for Tappan Zee Transit
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Using a federal loan to finance $2 billion of the cost of the Tappan Zee Bridge could delay construction work significantly, warns trade journal Project Finance today. Trading time for a low interest rate might save money, but it puts the lie to the Cuomo administration’s claim that adding transit would unacceptably slow the Tappan […]
After Hearing, Vallone and Vacca Support Strengthening Careless Driving Law
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This morning’s City Council hearing on traffic crash investigations is already having an impact. Public Safety Committee Chair Peter Vallone, Jr. and Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca announced today that they will introduce a resolution in support of Albany legislation to make it clear that the police can enforce the state’s careless driving law. Right […]
T.A. Calls For Interagency Traffic Safety Task Force at City Council Hearing
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The City Council is holding a first-of-its-kind hearing on NYPD crash investigations today, a joint effort of the transportation and public safety committees. Based on the early reports via Twitter, it sounds like council members are holding NYPD’s feet to the fire for failing to investigate serious crashes and letting motorists off the hook for […]
Tappan Zee Costs $1.4 Billion More in Cuomo’s Loan App Than in Cuomo’s EIS
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As part of an application for a $2 billion federal loan to help pay for a replacement Tappan Zee Bridge that would double the width of the current bridge, the Cuomo administration has put forward a new and much-higher estimate of the project’s cost: $6 billion. That’s $800 million higher than previous press reports had […]
This Valentine’s Day, Declare Your Love For the Most Beautiful Street
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here is a new and interesting way to compare streets. At www.beautiful.st, you can compare 200 randomly selected streets in Philadelphia, plucked from Google Street View, two at a time. Vote for the most beautiful and two more images pop up for you to compare. The site was designed […]
With Hayley and Diego’s Law Unenforced, Sponsors Aim to Strengthen Law
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In 2010, State Senator Dan Squadron and Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh stood on the corner of Essex and Delancey Streets to tell motorists: “Careless driving is unacceptable.” Said Kavanagh, “You can suffer serious consequences.” A year later, however, the new enforcement tool the two legislators were touting, Hayley and Diego’s Law, had gone almost entirely […]
79 New York City Execs Tell House to Kill Anti-Transit Bill
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The hits keep coming against the Republican House of Representatives’ radical transportation bill, especially its unprecedented attack on dedicated transit funding. In New York, the region’s Congress member — of both parties — and editorial boards have now been joined by that most traditional GOP constituency: big business. In a letter sent to the House […]
New York Republicans Join Nadler, Defect From House Attack on Transit
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Northeastern Republicans, especially those from transit-rich New York, continue to turn against the House leadership’s unprecedented attack on transit. An amendment by Manhattan Democrat Jerry Nadler, which would head off the attempt to stop gas tax revenues from going to transit, is attracting significant support from area Republicans. The House GOP bill, drafted with significant […]
Classon Avenue Road Diet Wins Support From Fourth Community Board
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A plan to put Classon Avenue on a safety-enhancing road diet won unanimous approval from Brooklyn’s Community Board 8 last night. CB 8 was the fourth and final community board to vote on the proposal, according to the board. Each CB supported the plan. Under the proposal from NYC DOT [PDF], the north-south corridor will […]