Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about David Yassky

Council Members Urge Bloomberg to Order Car-Free Prospect Park Trial

By Brad Aaron | Oct 7, 2008 | 5 Comments

Last month, as school-age volunteers presented 10,001 signatures in support of a car-free Prospect Park, three City Council Members — David Yassky, Bill de Blasio and Letitia James — issued a letter to Mayor Bloomberg requesting a three-month car-free pilot program. The full text appears below. The latest push to remove auto traffic from the […]

Bikes in Buildings: So Easy, So Effective

By Ben Fried | Sep 24, 2008 | 16 Comments

Front row l-r: Tish James, Paul Steely White, John Liu, David Yassky. Photo: Mike Infranco. With the fallout from Wall Street taking a toll on city coffers, Mayor Bloomberg has a lot of tough calls to make. The "Bikes in Buildings" bill [PDF] is not one of them. It’s a lay-up — a simple rule […]

Wednesday: Ask the City Council to Pass the “Bikes in Buildings Bill”

By Brad Aaron | Sep 23, 2008 | 13 Comments

Tomorrow morning, Transportation Alternatives will hold a City Hall rally in support of the "Bikes in Buildings Bill." The bill, introduced in 2006 by Council Member David Yassky, would require owners or managers of "any building" to make "reasonable provisions" for bike access. The bill is intended to supplement a still-pending Department of City Planning […]

Youth Advocates Deliver 10,000 Letters Calling For Car-Free Prospect Park

By Ben Fried | Sep 16, 2008 | 11 Comments

Youth advocate Oswald Bowman kicks things off at yesterday’s rally for a car-free Prospect Park. The Prospect Park Youth Advocates led a joyous procession over the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday afternoon on their way to deliver more than 10,000 letters to Mayor Bloomberg in support of a car-free park. The youth advocates and students from Freedom […]

Open Thread: Share Your Bike-to-Work Stories

By Ben Fried | May 16, 2008 | 36 Comments

City Council Members John Liu and David Yassky bike to City Hall at a press event yesterday (the other 49 took a pass), as Paul Steely White brings up the rear in style. The weather may not be fully cooperating, but we know Streetsbloggers won’t be deterred on National Bike to Work Day. We want […]

Council Considers Eliminating Truck Parking Fines (Update #2)

By Brad Aaron | Apr 30, 2008 | 26 Comments

UPDATE: Intro 637 has been tabled. There will be no council vote today. As of this writing, the City Council is scheduled to vote today to codify a Department of Finance program that makes it cheaper — and in some cases free — for commercial trucks to park illegally. The DOF Stipulated Fine Program, started […]

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