Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Christine Quinn

How Many NYC Children Were Injured or Killed by Muni-Meters Last Week?

By Brad Aaron | May 7, 2013 | 7 Comments

It barely made news and we didn’t hear a peep about it from any elected, but at least three children were seriously injured by drivers in Brooklyn and the Bronx late last week. On the morning of Thursday, May 2, a 12-year-old boy was hit by a motorist at Bath Avenue and 24th Street, near […]

Now That Parking Is Played Out, Will the Council Tackle Traffic Violence?

By Brad Aaron | May 2, 2013 | 2 Comments

From what we’ve seen, the scrum at yesterday’s City Council parking presser did a commendable job calling out Christine Quinn, James Vacca, and David Greenfield for their latest ploy to curry favor with motorists. Basically, Quinn and company want muni-meters programmed to turn off when they run out of paper and during free parking hours, […]

Quinn Ties Transit Growth to NYC’s Economic Health, Stops Short on Funding

By Brad Aaron | Apr 11, 2013 | 26 Comments

Christine Quinn outlined her transit platform at a campaign event at LaGuardia Community College this morning. With a focus on Select Bus Service and ferries — elements of the transit system that the mayor can actually control to a large degree — Quinn’s proposals tie the expansion of transit to the city’s economic health. She […]

With Speed Cams in Silver’s Budget, Council Calls on Albany to Take Action

By Stephen Miller | Mar 12, 2013 | 21 Comments

This morning, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca, and council members Jimmy Van Bramer, Stephen Levin, and Leroy Comrie joined street safety advocates in calling on Albany to pass legislation allowing a speed camera demonstration program in New York City. “Speeding is the number one cause of fatal crashes in New York […]

City Council Lets Albany and NYPD Off the Hook for Traffic Violence

By Ben Fried | Mar 8, 2013 | 9 Comments

City Council Speaker Chris Quinn and Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca finally responded to the deaths of Amar Diarrassouba and Raizel and Nachman Glauber today, after devoting their energy earlier in the week to keeping municipal parking underpriced. So are they calling on Albany to pass speed camera legislation? Nope. Pressuring NYPD to get serious […]

What City Do Christine Quinn and James Vacca Represent?

By Brad Aaron | Mar 7, 2013 | 37 Comments

In February, no fewer than nine people were killed by drivers while walking in NYC, according to data compiled by Streetsblog. The victims included five seniors and a 6-year-old child. Two victims were on the sidewalk when they were killed. Another was struck by an NYPD officer in a crash that police refuse to explain […]

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