Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Dick Gottfried

Eight Electeds Back Protected Bike Lanes for Manhattan’s West Side

By Ben Fried | Feb 12, 2010 | 11 Comments

Protected bike lanes would enhance safety for cyclists and pedestrians on Amsterdam Avenue. Several representatives in the City Council and state legislature, as well as Borough President Scott Stringer, have signed on in support of protected bike lanes for Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. Last fall, Manhattan CB 7 passed a resolution asking DOT to prepare […]

State Sen. Martin Connor Secretly “Supported” Pricing All Along

By Ben Fried | May 21, 2008 | 20 Comments

With state primary campaigns ramping up, Observer political reporter Azi Paybarah seems to be everywhere with his video camera. In this clip from a debate held by Democracy for New York City, he captures State Senator Martin Connor, who represents lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, in an unprompted admission of legislative cowardice. While fielding […]

Dick Gottfried Blames Bloomberg for Pricing Non-Vote

By Brad Aaron | May 20, 2008 | 21 Comments

Care of the Politicker, here’s 38-year incumbent Assembly Member Dick Gottfried explaining to the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club, whose endorsement he wants for his re-election bid, how democratic Shelly Silver’s house is in comparison to the state Senate. All things considered, it’s a jaw-dropping spiel. Then, at about the three-minute mark, an audience member asks […]