Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Corey Johnson

Yes, the latest e-bike crackdown included a bicycle with a child's seat. Photo: NYPD

Speaker Corey Johnson Fights 13th Precinct Over E-Bike Confiscations

By David Meyer | May 23, 2019 | 11 Comments

Johnson trolled commanders of a Midtown Manhattan police precinct on social media this week after they boasted on Twitter about confiscating four electric bicycles that appeared to belong to delivery workers— including one with a child's seat.

Corey Johnson — loves the busway. Photo: Emil Cohen

Corey Johnson’s ‘Master Plan’: 50 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Per Year — And A Lot More

By David Meyer | May 21, 2019 | 35 Comments

The City Council Speaker is putting his legislative muscle where his mouth is.

Council Speaker Corey Johnson defended his call for mayoral control of the MTA. Photo: Jeff Reed

Budget Watchdog: Mayoral Control of MTA Would Be ‘Miserable’

By Eve Kessler | May 16, 2019 | 12 Comments

But Corey Johnson doubles-down on his call for city control of the transit system in an exciting Hunter College panel on Wednesday night.

Cars get protection during a 2019 rally on 78th Street to demand the city make good on its promise to fully pedestrianize the block. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Cars Get Police Protection at Rally for Full Travers Park Plan

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 12, 2019 | 10 Comments

Hundreds of Jackson Heights residents, and scores of children, angrily protested the continued use of 78th Street by a politically-connected car dealership that has halted plans for a long-promised block-long greenspace between 34th Avenue and deadly Northern Boulevard.

Council Speaker Corey Johnson rallied with Families for Safe Streets last year. Photo: John McCarten/NYC Council

UPDATED: Speaker Johnson to Push Vision Zero Design Bill This Month

By Gersh Kuntzman, David Meyer and Julianne Cuba | May 7, 2019 | 11 Comments

Speaker Corey Johnson announced he will push the issue further, holding a vote on a long-delayed bill that would force the city to redesign streets for safety.

Council Speaker Corey Johnson on a Citi Bike.

BREAKING (Skin Only): Corey Johnson Injured in Scooter Mishap in Mexico

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 23, 2019 | 6 Comments

Olé? No, oy vey! Johnson's vacation in Mexico City was rudely interrupted on Tuesday when he tumbled off a Lime scooter and cut himself up.

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