Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Corey Johnson

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Patch

ANALYSIS: Corey Johnson’s Two BQE Recommendations Will Enable, Not Break, the Car Culture

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 24, 2020 | No Comments

Whether it's an $11-billion tunnel or a $3.2-billion highway buried under a park, neither solution to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway reduces car use.

Press parked illegally in Foley Square. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Eyes On The Street: Weinstein Case Brings Even More Placard Abuse to Lower Manhattan

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 19, 2020 | No Comments

The jury is still out in the Harvey Weinstein case — but the verdict is in on the press: guilty of placard abuse on all counts!

CB7 debated the resolution (seen onscreen) Tuesday night. Photo: Eve Kessler

ANALYSIS: 'Parking' Study Was Neutral — But It's The First Salvo in War on Cars

By Eve Kessler | Feb 6, 2020 | No Comments

An Upper West Side panel's call for a "study" of curbside use was anodyne, but the study may lead to changes that will forever end the notion of "free" parking. Let's hope.

A rendering of the proposed LGA AirTrain. Image: Governor's Office

Council Has Put Off Hearing on ‘Backwards’ LaGuardia AirTrain: Sources

By Eve Kessler | Feb 5, 2020 | No Comments

“There is a lack of transparency here," said one lawmaker.

Everyone jaywalks but mostly only Blacks and Latinos are charged. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: Council Will Probe NYPD’s Biased ‘Jaywalking’ Enforcement

By Dave Colon | Jan 27, 2020 | No Comments

The City Council will investigate whether the NYPD is conducting racially biased harassment of blacks and Latinos, who received 90 percent of all "jaywalking" tickets issued by cops last year.

Streetsies 2019: Vision Zero Hero of the Year!

By Streetsblog | Dec 27, 2019 | No Comments

Meet the people and machines that helped make streets safer this year.

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