Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eric Schneiderman

In Race to Succeed Schneiderman, Support for Transit, Skepticism on Tolls

By Brad Aaron | Jun 8, 2010 | No Comments

Senate District 31 contenders Miosotis Muñoz, Mark Levine, Anna Lewis, and Adriano Espaillat One would be hard pressed to find a more broadly drawn constituency in the city than that of state Senate District 31, which spans from the Upper West Side to Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood before hopping the Harlem River into Riverdale. […]

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 Senate Bill Would Wipe Bad Driving Records Clean

By Brad Aaron | Jun 24, 2009 | 15 Comments

A bill introduced in the Senate this month could make New York roads and streets more dangerous while dealing a severe setback to the state’s traffic justice movement. Schneiderman S5958 would permit drivers to conceal records of traffic violations three years after sentencing. First brought to our attention by a column in the Glens Falls […]

Eric Schneiderman Cedes Leadership on MTA Rescue

By Brad Aaron | Apr 29, 2009 | 5 Comments

If there’s one state legislator who gets it when it comes to the value of transit and car-free mobility, it’s Senator Eric Schneiderman. Representing parts of the Upper West Side, Northern Manhattan and the Bronx since 1998, Schneiderman once served as counsel for NYPIRG. He heralded the release of PlaNYC, likening its sweeping vision for […]

Russianoff and Schneiderman Map the MTA’s Road to ‘Ruin’

By Brad Aaron | Nov 28, 2007 | 1 Comment

In today’s Daily News, Gene Russianoff of the Straphangers Campaign and State Senator Eric Schneiderman examine how the MTA ended up the most debt-ridden transit system in the United States, and urge state leaders to chart a new course. The governor must prevent next year’s state budget from being a carbon copy of the budgets […]