Lower-Income New Yorkers Set Livable Communities Agenda for Adams
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The poorest New Yorkers are telling Mayor Adams that affordable housing, not more police, is a key public safety issue.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Equity
KOMANOFF: A New York Gas-Tax Holiday Will Enrich Those Who Least Need It
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Rich families will benefit nearly six times as much as the poorest. So why are Democrats for it?
Council Transportation Chair: Street Safety, Good Transit, City Funding — It’s All About Equity
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"All New Yorkers suffer when our streets aren’t safe, and no Council district is immune from the impacts of traffic deaths," the new Transportation Committee chair said on Monday.
Brooklyn Pols Tell Developers to Eliminate Parking or Else
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Mandatory parking rules drive up housing costs and incentivize car ownership, elected officials say.
Analysis: New York’s Speed Cameras Aren’t Racist — But the City’s Road Design Is
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Speed cameras are not disproportionately concentrated in low-income communities of color, despite a pervasive belief that the cameras are a money-making ploy that unfairly target Black and Brown neighborhoods, a Streetsblog analysis reveals.
Hearing Day: Could Fees for Outdoor Dining Lead to Proper Pricing of City’s Curbs?
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The DOT envisions charging for space now given away in the Open Restaurant program. But its piecemeal approach shows the need for public space management.