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Annemarie Gray has gone from City Hall to Open New York.

City Hall Land Use Honcho Heads to Advocacy Sector to Get Transportation-Oriented Stuff Done

By Streetsblog | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

The Adams administration's senior adviser for land use, Annemarie Gray, has quit her lofty City Hall perch to head to the private sector to run an organization at the forefront of advocating for building more housing across the city — with a focus around transportation.

Crowded conditions on the Hudson River Greenway — and the need to get the U.S. off of cars — is part of the reason why Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine (inset) wants the state to remove a lane from West Street.

SEE IT! Manhattan BP to State: Take a Lane from Drivers on the West Side Highway

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 1, 2022 | No Comments

It worked on the Brooklyn Bridge...

Assembly Member Bobby Carroll (inset) supports congestion pricing.

Community Leaders Slam DOT for Planned BQE Detours

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 13, 2022 | No Comments

Community leaders and pols affected by next year's repairs to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway are slamming the city for its detour plan.

Dozens of people rallied in 2019 outside a building on Central Park West in support of a protected bike lane. Such activism antagonized car-owners on Manhattan CB7, who later moved against street-safety activists on the board. Photo: Jim Burke

Streetsblog Gets Action: Manhattan Community Board Retreats on Gag Rule

By Eve Kessler | Jun 13, 2022 | No Comments

Manhattan's Community Board 7 has abandoned its bid to muzzle members with ties to a prominent street-safety organization, a move undertaken after Streetsblog exposed the effort to change the panel's bylaws.

A pro-car Upper West Side resident rises to defend his entitlement at the CB7 Transportation Committee Meeting in 2019. Some CB7 members are sorry that the body passed a resolution asking the city to consider curb uses other than parking. Photo: Eve Kessler

Upper West Side Community Board Tries To Muzzle Street-Safety Activists

By Eve Kessler | May 27, 2022 | No Comments

Revenge is a dish best served ... by changing the rules.

Police employee-owned vehicles fill the bike lane on Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Long-Awaited Upgrades Finally Coming to Schermerhorn Street, DOT Says

By Julianne Cuba | May 17, 2022 | No Comments

The plan apparently includes Schermerhorn Street becoming one way between Smith Street and Third Avenue.

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