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Fabiola Mendieta-Cuapio protested in front of Carl Heastie's office. (The Speaker was not there, but he is in the inset.) Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Supporters of Sammy’s Law Remain Angry over Assembly Speaker’s Inaction on Speed Limit Reduction

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 5, 2023 | No Comments

Members of Families for Safe Streets rallied on Monday outside of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie's office to demand he pass a bill that would allow New York City to set its own speed limits, and expressed confusion as to why the speaker had reportedly stalled the widely supported legislation.

Amy Cohen speaking during a rally. File photo

CRUSHING BLOW: Sammy’s Law Lacks ‘Enough Support’ in State Assembly

By Julianne Cuba | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

State lawmakers will not bring Sammy’s Law to a vote this session, according to advocates and the Brooklyn City Council Member who was influential in garnering long-overdue support for the measure in the Council.

Ronald Smith's sister Julie Floyd in front of Attorney General Letitia James's office on Monday. James (inset) declined to prosecute the cops who killed Smith last year. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

AG James Won’t Charge Reckless Cops Who Struck and Killed Ronald Smith With a Speeding Police Van

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 23, 2023 | No Comments

"My family is outraged," said Julie Floyd, the sister of victim Ronald Smith. "It's ridiculous what these people can get away with."

The intersection of Homelawn Street and Grand Central Parkway Service Road where Daniel Zuzworsky (inset) was killed in January. Photo: Steve Vaccaro

‘Shattered’: Driver Fined Just $250 After Killing Queens Man

By Kevin Duggan | May 23, 2023 | No Comments

The wheels of justice grind on.

Council hopeful Susan Lee is the ally of congestion in Lower Manhattan, Charles Komanoff argues.

KOMANOFF: Downtown Candidate Who Should Know Better Opposes Congestion Pricing

By Charles Komanoff | May 22, 2023 | No Comments

Council candidate Susan Lee seemed to get congestion pricing when we conferred two years ago. No longer.

As council member, Inez Dickens opposed bus improvements on 125th Street. Photo: William Alatriste/New York City Council

Harlem Assembly Member and Council Candidate Parks Illegally, Abuses Placard in Midtown

By Julianne Cuba | May 18, 2023 | No Comments

A Harlem Assembly Member who represents a district where nearly 80 percent of households do not own a car illegally parked her own luxury sedan on a busy Manhattan thoroughfare throughout the duration of a taped debate.

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