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Hunger strikers (from left) Amy Cohen, Lizi Rahman, Fabiola Mendieta-Cuapio continue their battle to get the state Assembly to pass Sammy's Law. Photo: Families for Safe Streets

Hunger Strike Day 2: Gov. Hochul is ‘Sympathetic,’ But Won’t Pressure Heastie on Sammy’s Law

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 7, 2023 | No Comments

Gov. Hochul expressed her sympathy for the mothers who are holding a hunger strike to protest the Assembly’s inaction on Sammy’s Law — but she declined to condemn Carl Heastie for not bringing the bill to the floor.

Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez at a rally to support Sammy's Law last month. Photo: Transportation Alternatives

Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Sammy’s Law’ Momentum in Albany Edition

By David Meyer | May 24, 2023 | No Comments

The effort to allow New York City to set speed limits below 25 miles per hour has a new backer. Plus other news.

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Queens) talking to Speaker Adrienne Adams. Photo: Credit John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit

Council Transportation Chair Signs Onto ‘Sammy’s Law’ Resolution

By Julianne Cuba | May 17, 2023 | No Comments

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers on Wednesday added her name to the list of pols backing the resolution for a so-called home rule message that’s required before the bill can pass in Albany.

Frederique Uster-Hug lays flowers down for her husband Adam Uster, who was killed on May 1 by a truck driver at the corner of Franklin and Lexington Avenues. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Thursday’s Headlines: Honoring Adam Uster Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | May 11, 2023 | No Comments

A dispatch from a vigil where family and friends of 39-year-old Adam Uster gathered. Plus other news.

Adam Uster was killed on Monday in Brooklyn.

Cycling Advocate Killed By Trucker on Dangerous Brooklyn Street; Last Words from Mother: ‘Be Safe’

By Julianne Cuba | May 3, 2023 | No Comments

A cycling activist and member of Transportation Alternatives was killed while biking home from a Brooklyn grocery store on a dangerous street on Monday, according to his family and police.

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. Photo: Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit

Speaker Adams Still Won’t Come Out in Support of Sammy’s Law

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 12, 2023 | No Comments

Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez (D-Williamsburg) introduced a resolution on Tuesday calling on the state legislature to pass Sammy’s Law — a resolution that is a first step in securing the required “home rule” message to be sent to Albany legislators.

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