Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hiram Monserrate

Caption Contest: Re-name This Foursome

By Ben Fried | Mar 17, 2009 | 47 Comments

Hat tip to Liz Benjamin at the Daily Politics for this snapshot of four state senators who’ve helped concoct a stopgap, toll-less MTA funding plan that does nothing to address the imminent decline of New York’s transit system. Lest they be accused of completely shortchanging the future, they say maintenance and expansion can be taken […]

Blame Game Continues: Smith Swipes at MTA, Monserrate Goes Anti-Toll

By Brad Aaron | Mar 12, 2009 | 10 Comments

There’s MTA rescue news today from the State Senate, and none of it good. Queens Senator Hiram Monserrate, who had considered new tolls on East and Harlem River bridges acceptable as a "last resort," has flip-flopped. The Daily Politics reports that Monserrate now opposes new tolls, and faults the MTA for "failing to explain ‘specifically’ […]

Will Pro-Pricing Council Members Suffer for Their Votes?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 10, 2008 | 15 Comments

Should City Council members who voted for congestion pricing fear for their political futures? According to a story in today’s Daily News, some do. City Council members, pressured to approve Mayor Bloomberg’s plan, are left to wonder whether their votes will come back to haunt them. In the days leading up to the vote, members […]

Council Member Addresses Stadium Parking Fee Crisis

By Brad Aaron | Oct 12, 2007 | 9 Comments

As City Council Member Jessica Lappin trains her sights on businesses that employ bike delivery workers, her colleague from Queens, Hiram Monserrate, has vowed to take on another pressing issue: making it cheaper for people to drive to sports stadiums. On Wednesday Monserrate announced that he is submitting a "consumer protection bill" to end "price-gouging […]

No Love for One-Way Proposal in Jackson Heights

By Sarah Goodyear | Jun 29, 2007 | 7 Comments

Congestion in Jackson Heights: The DOT needs some new ideas The Queens Times-Ledger reports on the "cool reception" given last week by Queens Community Board 3 and City Council Member Hiram Monserrate to the DOT’s proposal for a one-way pair of streets on 35th and 37th avenues. What’s most disappointing about the debate so far […]