Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about David Greenfield

Another Year, Another David Greenfield Parking Bill

By Brad Aaron | Jan 12, 2012 | 18 Comments

The City Council is again looking to placate scofflaw drivers. This time, Council Member David Greenfield of Brooklyn wants to limit cases in which the city can tow vehicles belonging to drivers who have racked up hundreds of dollars in unpaid parking fines. DNAinfo has the story: “Any driver who has been towed knows that […]

What Should James Vacca’s Pet Peeve Committee Tackle Next?

By Brad Aaron | Nov 2, 2011 | 18 Comments

James Vacca is redefining the role of the City Council Transportation Committee. If you’re concerned about issues such as the gradual collapse of the transit system, the scandalous waste of taxpayer money used to subsidize parking for billion-dollar businesses, or the shocking injustices suffered by victims of traffic violence, there isn’t much on the agenda […]

Rabbi From Israel Killed in Midwood Collision

By Brad Aaron | Jan 6, 2011 | 19 Comments

An 83-year-old Israeli rabbi was struck and killed by a driver in Brooklyn yesterday. Voz Iz Neias reports that Rabbi Mosha Adler, from Jerusalem, was hit on Avenue J and East 10th Street in Midwood, and died at Lutheran Medical Center. An NYPD spokesperson confirmed a Wednesday collision at that location, and said the victim […]

Blizzard of Discontent

By Ben Fried | Jan 3, 2011 | 32 Comments

We haven’t had the full reckoning promised by the City Council yet, but it seems safe to say that a few things contributed to the uproar over unplowed NYC streets over the holidays: 1) There was a lot of snow; 2) the Bloomberg administration didn’t declare a snow emergency, and 3) apparently many motorists could […]