Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Dan Garodnick

Mini-Bus Driver Critically Injures Woman, 95, Crossing East 86th Street

By Stephen Miller | Aug 22, 2013 | 6 Comments

Yesterday at approximately 4:15 p.m., the driver of a white Diamond model mini-bus turning right from Madison Avenue onto East 86th Street struck an unidentified 95-year-old woman crossing the street from south to north. The woman was transported to Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical condition. NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad and DOT investigators were on […]

What Might “Brooklyn Bridge Beach” Mean for the East Side Greenway?

By Stephen Miller | Aug 1, 2013 | 8 Comments

This morning, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced that collectively, they had dedicated $7 million in capital funds to build what’s being called Brooklyn Bridge Beach. The aim of the new site beneath the iconic span is to attract New Yorkers to the East River waterfront and blunt the […]

Why Are Electric Bikes Illegal, Anyway?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 10, 2013 | 85 Comments

It’s getting to be a task keeping up with pending City Council bills that deal with electric-assisted bikes. Legislation proposed by Council Members Jessica Lappin and Dan Garodnick would hike fines for riding an e-bike, and two new bills would reportedly shift fines away from delivery workers to their employers and grant enforcement power to […]

Ray Kelly Ignores Council Member Inquiry Into Death of Rubin Baum

By Brad Aaron | Oct 19, 2012 | 3 Comments

NYPD is being characteristically closed-mouthed concerning the crash that killed Upper East Side pedestrian Rubin Baum, as Commissioner Ray Kelly has ignored a request from a City Council member to be apprised of the department’s investigation. Baum and his wife Denise were struck at Park Avenue and E. 59th Street on Saturday, September 22, as the couple […]

Garodnick Wants NYPD Investigation Into Death of Pedestrian Rubin Baum

By Brad Aaron | Sep 27, 2012 | 2 Comments

City Council Member Dan Garodnick is asking NYPD for a “full investigation” into the weekend crash that killed Upper East Side pedestrian Rubin Baum. The news went out on Garodnick’s Twitter feed earlier today. Baum and his wife Denise were struck at Park Avenue and E. 59th Street on Saturday, September 22, as the couple attempted […]

Council’s E-Bike Obsession: Like Trying to Drain the Ocean With a Thimble

By Brad Aaron | Jul 17, 2012 | 10 Comments

Last Thursday, City Council members held another press event on electric bikes. A bill introduced by Dan Garodnick would double the fine for riding an e-bike on the sidewalk from $100 to $200, according to a DNAinfo report, while the penalty for running a red light would go as high as $900. The city does […]

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