Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about State Legislature

Senator Marty Golden's chief of staff, John Quaglione (holding mic), said Golden supports a bill to double the number of speed cameras permitted on NYC streets. Photo: Ben Fried

Marty Golden Supports Bill to Double Number of NYC Speed Cameras

By Ben Fried | May 7, 2018 | 12 Comments

State Senator Marty Golden supports the bill to increase the number of speed camera zones in New York City from 140 to 290, his chief of staff said at a rally in Bay Ridge.

Sunday: Tell Albany to Let NYC Protect Kids From Speeding Drivers

By Brad Aaron | May 4, 2018 | 1 Comment

On Sunday, Transportation Alternatives and Bay Ridge Advocates Keeping Everyone Safe (BRAKES) will lead a rally to call on Albany to authorize more speed cameras for the first time in four years.

Missing in action on congestion pricing: Daniel O'Donnell, Richard Gottfried, Yuh-Line Niou, and Deborah Glick.

The Manhattan Assembly Members Who Were MIA on Congestion Pricing

By David Meyer | Apr 16, 2018 | 4 Comments

The failure to enact congestion pricing was a setback for the whole city, but no borough got a worse deal than Manhattan. And yet, as this deal was being negotiated, Manhattan elected officials didn't make a peep.

State Senator Brad Hoylman. Photo: Kelsey Williams/Wikimedia Commons

Brad Hoylman: Until Albany Passes Congestion Pricing, “We’re Not Going to See Any Reduction in Traffic”

By David Meyer | Apr 9, 2018 | 2 Comments

The state senator was the lone Democratic vote against the state budget.

Dan Quart: New Taxi Fees Won’t Do Much “Without a Full Congestion Pricing Plan”

By David Meyer | Apr 6, 2018 | No Comments

Count Assembly Member Dan Quart among the state legislators who aren't satisfied with the taxi and for-hire vehicle fees enacted in Albany's new budget.

Brian Kavanagh on Albany Congestion Pricing Inaction: “We Need to Do More”

By David Meyer | Apr 5, 2018 | No Comments

State Senator Brian Kavanagh isn't satisfied with Albany's budget measures to address traffic congestion and fund transit, which consist of new fees on taxi and Uber trips in the Manhattan core.

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