Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brad Lander

Council Member Brad Lander. File photo: Stephen Miller

Lander ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill Will Seize Far Fewer Cars Than Originally Thought

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 7, 2020 | No Comments

Any combination of five red light or speeding tickets were originally enough to get your car seized. Now it's five red light tickets or 15 speeding tickets.

Council Member Brad Lander is the driving force behind the Reckless Driver Accountability Act. File photo: David Meyer

BREAKING: Council to Pass ‘Reckless Driver Accountability Act’ on Tuesday

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 5, 2020 | No Comments

Reckless drivers, your good times are about to stop rolling.

Dangerously double-parked cars like this will continue to clog streets if the NYPD is forced to close its Manhattan tow pound. Photo: Ben Jay

NYPD: Closing Manhattan Tow Pound Will Make Streets More Dangerous for Cyclists and Worse for Bus Riders

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 29, 2020 | No Comments

“Every hour a tow truck spends on the road traveling to and from a distant pound is an hour that car blocks a fire hydrant, bike lane, or a bus lane," NYPD Transportation Chief William Morris told the City Council on Wednesday.

Council Member Brad Lander announced his Reckless Driver Accountability Act in 2018. File photo.

Legal Speed Bumps Continue for ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill, But Lander is ‘Optimistic’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

"We're almost there," says Council Speaker Corey Johnson.

City firefighter Brauley De La Rosa is still driving recklessly after he tried to kill a cyclist with his car in June. Photo: Liz Gonzales

Firefighter Who Used His Car to Run Down a Cyclist is Still Driving Recklessly

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 30, 2019 | 5 Comments

On Aug. 29, a speed camera caught De La Rosa's car speeding through a school zone in the Bronx.

Mayor de Blasio shows off the Green Wave. File photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

WTF? Mayor Says ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill Is Not ‘Most Urgent’

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 23, 2019 | 26 Comments

The mayor said he was unfamiliar with the 15-month-old bill, even though he has been asked about it many times. Then he said other bills are more urgent.

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