Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council

Bloomberg: Expect Some Tweaks to Pricing Bill

By Ben Fried | | 13 Comments
This morning, the Mayor’s office praised the introduction of a congestion pricing bill in the State Assembly. At the end of the statement, Bloomberg drops a hint that the bill on the table is in for some fine-tuning: We look forward to working with the Assembly, the Senate, the Governor and the City Council to […]

Opposition Mounts to NYPD Assembly Rules; Rally Tonight

By Brad Aaron | | 7 Comments
As the City Council takes up legislation to lift NYPD rules against public assembly, cyclists and advocates will hold a rally and press conference before tonight’s Critical Mass ride. From BikeBlog: Critical Mass participants will be joined by a diverse group of videographers, artists, activists and politicians outraged over NYPD regulatory constraints on the civil […]

Today Is the Day to Call Your Reps

By Ben Fried | | 4 Comments
The anti-pricing side is pulling out all the stops, robo-calling New Yorkers and urging them to call City Council members. For good reason: With a congestion pricing vote expected in the council on Monday, today is the last day for constituents to speak up. Don’t let pricing foes get the last word. If your council […]

Robots Against Congestion Pricing

By Aaron Naparstek | | 20 Comments
A Streetsblog reader on the Upper West Side of Manhattan tells us that he just received an anti-congestion pricing robo-call on his home phone. No word on whose voice was being used, who is funding it, or what districts are being called. This much we know:  I just received an automated call opposing congestion pricing. […]

Pro-Pricing PAC Puts Pols on Notice

By Ben Fried | | 18 Comments
De Blasio, Jeffries, Gerson, Millman: Will they tarnish their environmental records by voting against pricing? The New York League of Conservation Voters announced earlier this month that it is forming a new political action committee called Climate Action PAC. Sitting at the top of the PAC’s legislative agenda: getting congestion pricing passed. When it comes […]
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