Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Alan Gerson

Tonight: Share Your Thoughts on Safer Streets at Gerson “Town Hall”

By Ben Fried | May 19, 2009 | 2 Comments

Alan Gerson. Itching to tell DOT what you think of recent changes to Lower Manhattan streets? You can tonight at 6:30, when the second installment in Alan Gerson’s "Traffic Town Hall" series gets underway at Old St. Pat’s Gym (near 275 Mulberry Street). Fellow Council Member John Liu, running for citywide office in the crowded […]

Safer Streets Under Fire at Gerson “Town Hall”

By Ben Fried | May 6, 2009 | 29 Comments

It’s safer to cross Grand Street. The arrogance! Lower Manhattan City Council rep Alan Gerson held a "transportation town hall" Monday night, following up on his pledge last year to closely monitor creeping safety enhancements to New York streets. Fellow City Council member John Liu, a candidate for comptroller, also made an appearance at the […]

Gerson Looks to Rein In Runaway Safety Improvements

By Brad Aaron | Dec 9, 2008 | 41 Comments

Not long ago, Alan Gerson spoke in favor of giving pedestrians more space at Petrosino Square. Alan Gerson’s office has more on what we suspected was a bill intended to give the Lower Manhattan City Council member and his colleagues more power over DOT implementation of new bike infrastructure. Judging by this comment from Gerson […]

Alan Gerson Wants Greater “Review” of DOT Bike Safety Plans

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 8, 2008 | 20 Comments

In 2006, Alan Gerson helmeted-up and rallied for a protected bike lane on Houston St. On a day when you’d hope City Council members would be focused on the Bikes in Buildings bill, Manhattan City Councilman Alan Gerson is planning to introduce a new piece of legislation aimed at giving someone — presumably City Council […]

Enforcement Lags as Tour Bus Companies Flout Pollution Regs

By Brad Aaron | Oct 23, 2008 | 12 Comments

Comptroller William Thompson and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer want the city to enforce a law mandating that sightseeing buses reduce harmful emissions. Meanwhile, a citizen group called "Tour Buses No — Tourists Yes" also wants the buses off residential streets. In separate letters issued this month to the Department of Environmental Protection, Thompson and […]

Petrosino Square to Expand Into Lafayette Street

By Brad Aaron | Jun 12, 2008 | 8 Comments

Alan Gerson extolls the value of using underutilized traffic lanes for park space, with Friends of Petrosino Square founder Georgette Fleischer, Parks Borough Commissioner Bill Castro and CB 2 Chair Brad Hoylman Manhattan Community Board 2 member Ian Dutton reports that this morning city officials held a groundbreaking for the renovation of Petrosino Square. As […]

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