Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Gale Brewer

Streetsblog Gets Action: Battery ‘Buy-Back’ Program and Other Lithium-Ion Bills Advance in Council

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 2, 2023 | No Comments

A Manhattan Council member introduced legislation on Thursday that would create a citywide "buy back" program for uncertified lithium-ion batteries that have sparked dozens of fires — a proposal that comes two weeks after Streetsblog proposed it (see inset).

There have not been enough of these this year, DOT data show — and Council Member Gale Brewer may look into it. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

CM Brewer: ‘I’ll Hold DOT Accountable on Promises and Data’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 5, 2022 | No Comments

The chair of the Council's oversight committee will consider investigating the Department of Transportation for a pattern of claiming significant street safety improvements, yet failing to provide evidence of same.

Council member Gale Brewer rode along with an NYPD official in order to investigate siren noise. Photo: Gale Brewer's Office

OPINION: Let’s Turn Down the Noise on Sirens

By Gale Brewer | Sep 13, 2022 | No Comments

A City Council bill would mandate quieter, less disruptive emergency vehicles.

This won't be the Upper East Side, the MTA says.

Mythbuster: Congestion Pricing Study Shows Neighborhoods Won’t Be Flooded With Desperate Parkers

By Dave Colon | Aug 18, 2022 | No Comments

Time to park this fear in the dustbin of history.

The Department of Investigation wants NYCHA to "limit" e-mobility devices on its property. File photo: Noah Martz

Pols and Advocates Pushing E-Bike Battery Fix Beyond Blanket Bans

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments

The city's proposed ban on e-bikes on Housing Authority property would force some residents to choose between a roof over their head and a job.

Manhattan's Third Avenue, as it exists now. Pretty bad!

ACTIVISTS GET ACTION: City Pledges to Redesign Manhattan’s Third Avenue This Year

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

"We are looking very closely," said a DOT official. "I can't promise a specific time, but I think we may be able to present a proposal maybe even later this year."

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