Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Gary Reilly

Transit Activist Gary Reilly in the Hunt for City Council Seat

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2008 | 20 Comments

Gary Reilly, the Brooklynite whose petition drive for subway service improvements drew thousands of signatures last summer, is running to replace term-limited Bill de Blasio on the City Council. A Carroll Gardens resident and neighborhood blogger, Reilly has made transit the centerpiece of his campaign. "For me, investment in transportation infrastructure is the key to […]

Express F Rally Today, with Council Members

By Brad Aaron | Jun 28, 2007 | 2 Comments

From the Streetsblog tipline: Council Members Bill de Blasio (D-Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Kensington), Simcha Felder (D-Midwood, Bensonhurst and Boro Park), and Domenic Recchia (D-Coney Island, Gravesend, Bensonhurst) will stand with community activists and representatives of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and Transportation Alternatives on Thursday, June 28, 2007, to rally in support of the restoration […]

Blogger Launches Petititon to Revive Dormant Subway Tracks

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 22, 2007 | 13 Comments

With the city promising to improve mass transit via congestion pricing revenue, Gary Reilly, author of neighborhood blog, First and Court has started a petition asking the MTA to restore express subway service on the F line and to extend the V line for local service to Brooklyn: The petition, which you can sign […]