Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about State Legislature

The Fight to Preserve NYC’s Right of Way Law Moves to Assembly

By Ben Fried | Jun 24, 2015 | 3 Comments

We’re in Albany urging Assembly to reject a bill that would gut NYC’s #RightOfWay Law. Help #SaveTheCrosswalk NOW http://t.co/4ZKRQTUGbk — Families For Safe St (@NYC_SafeStreets) June 24, 2015 The promise of the Right of Way Law enacted by New York City last year is that it will lead to detailed investigations of crashes that injure pedestrians and […]

Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Arrests of Bus and Taxi Drivers Who Kill

By Stephen Miller | Jun 23, 2015 | 94 Comments

NYS Senate passes vision zero bill. Senators declare: An accident is just that — an accident. pic.twitter.com/NnTlfCr83D — TWU Local 100 (@TWULocal100) June 23, 2015 This afternoon, the New York State Senate passed a bill to provide a broad exemption from certain traffic laws for a large class of professional drivers. If the bill is enacted, police will not be […]

With Bus Fatalities Down, Albany Shouldn’t Meddle With Right of Way Law

By Brad Aaron | Jun 19, 2015 | 4 Comments

Violate my right of way? That’s wrong, no matter who you are. @CarlHeastie #DefendRoW no exceptions! #walkingfamilies pic.twitter.com/yNp5nRRbXA — TransAlt (@transalt) June 19, 2015 In 2014 MTA bus drivers killed eight people in crosswalks. Some of those fatalities occurred after the Right of Way Law took effect last August, and several bus drivers were arrested […]

Unless Albany Acts, NYC Bus Lanes Are About to Get Clogged With Cars

By Stephen Miller | Jun 17, 2015 | 31 Comments

Five years ago, the state passed a bill allowing the city to install cameras that catch drivers who illegally use bus lanes on six Select Bus Service routes. Unless Albany acts soon, that legislation will expire and the cameras will have to be turned off at the end of this summer. There’s a fix waiting to be voted on […]

Driver “Flying” Through Harlem School Zone Kills Child — Tabs Blame Victim

By Brad Aaron | May 7, 2015 | 43 Comments

A driver operating a TLC-licensed vehicle killed a 12-year-old boy outside a school in Harlem Wednesday. The crash occurred in the 32nd Precinct, where officers issue an average of between one and two speeding tickets per day. Ervi Secundino was hit at approximately 3:15 p.m. in front of Frederick Douglass Academy, where he was in the sixth grade, […]

Subway Ridership Hits 65-Year High. Does Cuomo Care?

By Stephen Miller | Apr 20, 2015 | 9 Comments

Subway ridership hit a 65-year high in 2014, serving 1.75 billion trips last year, the most since the New York City Transit Authority was formed in 1953. That’s an increase of 2.6 percent over 2013 and 12 percent since 2007, according to the MTA. The subway now serves 5.6 million passenger trips on an average weekday, and 6 million on an […]

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