Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Iris Weinshall

The NBBL Files: Chuck Schumer “Doesn’t Like the Bike Lane”

By Noah Kazis | Dec 20, 2012 | 20 Comments

Editor’s note: With yesterday’s appellate ruling prolonging the Prospect Park West case, Streetsblog is running a refresher on the how the well-connected gang of bike lane opponents waged their assault against a popular and effective street safety project. This is the third installment from the six-part NBBL Files. This piece originally ran on October 5, 2011. This is […]

NBBL Press Releases vs. NBBL

By Ben Fried | Feb 14, 2012 | 7 Comments

Like a reanimated corpse, the PPW bike lane lawsuit is stumbling on a little while longer, as NBBL appeals Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Bert Bunyan’s dismissal of the case. The surreal part of the spectacle this time around is that bike lane opponents are basically repeating what they said last year, even though their own […]

Taking Stock of NYC Streets and Transit at Stringer’s Transpo Conference

By Josef Szende | Nov 21, 2011 | 2 Comments

Times have changed since Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer hosted a conference on transportation reform in 2006. Five years ago, New York City appeared to be on the verge of shaking off the traffic-first approach to street engineering that had dominated city transportation policy for decades. Whispers were in the air about a push to […]

The NBBL Files: Weinshall and Steisel Manufactured Anti-Bike Coverage

By Noah Kazis and Ben Fried | Nov 16, 2011 | 21 Comments

This is the sixth post in a series examining the tactics employed by the opponents of the Prospect Park West redesign known as “Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes.” Read the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth installments. One of the defining elements of the Prospect Park West bike lane saga was the inordinate amount of […]

The NBBL Files: Bike Lane Opponents Knew Their Lawsuit Lacked Merit

By Noah Kazis | Oct 11, 2011 | 25 Comments

This is the second installment in a series of posts examining the tactics employed by opponents of the Prospect Park West redesign. Read the first post. When they filed their lawsuit this March, opponents of the Prospect Park West redesign had little chance of succeeding in court. As NYU Law Professor Roderick Hills, Jr. told […]

The NBBL Files: Weinshall Got Randy Mastro Before the Paint on PPW Was Dry

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Oct 3, 2011 | 41 Comments

Last week, opponents of the Prospect Park West redesign moved to appeal Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Bert Bunyan’s decision to reject their complaint against the city. If the community board’s approval of the bike lane and the data showing its effect on speeding and safety didn’t persuade them not to sue in the first place, […]

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