Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Long Island

Advocates: Private Transit Giant Lobbied House to Weaken Public Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 9, 2012 | No Comments

The threat of service reductions and fare increases always loomed large over the transfer of Long Island Bus service to a private operator. After Nassau County refused to assume its share of costs for the service, international private transit provider Veolia Transport was brought on to take over from the New York MTA at the beginning of the […]

Budget Woes Force MTA To Cut More Than Half of All LI Bus Lines

By Noah Kazis | Mar 2, 2011 | 13 Comments

Nassau County’s unwillingness to pay for its own buses is ending in disaster for Long Island Bus riders. The MTA has announced that it plans to cut 25 of the 48 LI Bus lines and axe weekend service on two more. “It’s absolutely devastating,” said the Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s Ryan Lynch. He noted that as […]

Long Island Towns Pursue Complete Streets Despite Assembly Stalling

By Noah Kazis | Jul 27, 2010 | 3 Comments

New York State still lacks a complete streets law, despite the bill’s overwhelming passage through the State Senate and the support of the Assembly’s Transportation Committee. After a series of amendments in June, the Assembly bill now matches the stronger Senate version, but is stuck in the Ways and Means Committee, chaired by Upper Manhattan […]

Bill Targeting Drivers With Suspended Licenses Gains Steam

By Noah Kazis | Mar 15, 2010 | 3 Comments

Last January, Alexander Aponte struck and killed nine-year-old Ibrihim Ahmed in Ozone Park while driving with a suspended license. He was charged with a misdemeanor — driving without a license — that carried a maximum penalty of $500 and/or 30 days in prison. The Queens DA’s office said prosecutors couldn’t levy more serious charges unless […]

Maureen McCormick: How Nassau Got Serious About Traffic Crime

By Brad Aaron | Apr 2, 2009 | 11 Comments

In part our interview with veteran vehicular crimes prosecutor Maureen McCormick, the former Brooklyn ADA, now with Nassau County, offers insight into the state of traffic justice in New York State, and describes how she and others in the prosecutorial community are working to strengthen laws that deal with negligent drivers.

Support for Pricing From Nassau Dem Michelle Schimel

By Brad Aaron | Apr 7, 2008 | 2 Comments

While many of her colleagues are hoping to avoid taking a stand on congestion pricing by urging Speaker Sheldon Silver to kill the plan without a vote, Nassau County Assembly Democrat Michelle Schimel has come out strongly in favor with an editorial in the Great Neck Record: For more than 300,000 Long Island residents, the […]

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