Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Adriano Espaillat

As CB 10 Dithers, Espaillat and Levine Urge DOT to Act on Morningside Ave.

By Brad Aaron | May 14, 2014 | 1 Comment

While Manhattan Community Board 10 refuses to endorse pedestrian safety improvements for Morningside Avenue in Harlem, two lawmakers are urging DOT to move forward. After sending a similar letter in January, State Senator Adriano Espaillat and City Council Member Mark Levine wrote DOT again this week [PDF] to praise the agency’s plan for a Morningside […]

Uptown Electeds Ask Cuomo to Dedicate State Funds to Safer Streets

By Stephen Miller | Feb 11, 2014 | 1 Comment

A group of uptown elected officials, including City Council Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez, sent a letter today to Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to include dedicated funds for bicycle and pedestrian projects in his executive budget [PDF]. The request echoes a call from street safety advocates and comes as the de Blasio administration must marshal resources […]

Three New Yorkers, Including Two Seniors, Killed by Drivers in the Past Week

By Brad Aaron | Oct 24, 2013 | 1 Comment

Three people were killed by motorists in NYC since last Friday, including two hit-and-run victims. Two of the victims were also senior citizens. At around 4:40 a.m. Friday, a motorist in a dark-colored car fatally struck Antonio Ramirez, 40, at Audubon Avenue and 176th Street in Washington Heights, then fled the scene, according to reports. Along […]

Adriano Espaillat Was for Cut-Through Traffic Before He Was Against It

By Brad Aaron | Mar 6, 2012 | 10 Comments

I nearly spit out my coffee when I saw that Adriano Espaillat had signed on in support of the Inwood slow zone application. See, while he endorsed Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan, the state senator from Upper Manhattan adamantly opposes placing tolls on Harlem River bridges, preferring that Inwood remain a bypass for toll-shopping motorists […]

In Effort to Pander to Drivers, 48 Senators Vote to Up Oil Company Profits

By Noah Kazis | May 25, 2011 | 14 Comments

The New York State Senate voted for a “gas tax holiday” yesterday, moving to eliminate the three state taxes on fuel for the busy Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day weekends this year. The estimated loss of revenue would be $60 million. The 48 state senators who voted for the gas tax holiday wanted […]

Support for Congestion Pricing, Not Harlem River Tolls, at SD 31 Debate

By Noah Kazis | Sep 8, 2010 | 11 Comments

Five candidates vying to become Upper Manhattan’s next state senator met in the 168th Street Armory last night to make their case to the car-free voters of Riverdale, Inwood, Washington Heights, West Harlem, and the Upper West Side. At a debate sponsored by Transportation Alternatives and WE ACT for Environmental Justice, important differences emerged over […]

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