Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jeff Klein

The plan for Morris Park Avenue still includes a bike lane on both sides, but only for 13 blocks instead of the original 31. Image: NYC DOT

DOT Now Reconsidering Morris Park Avenue Safety Redesign After Crazy Megaphone-Toting Mark Gjonaj Harassed a State Senate Candidate About It

By Ben Fried | Sep 5, 2018 | 21 Comments

Alessandra Biaggi, challenging State Senator Jeff Klein in District 34, has come out in favor of the Morris Park Avenue redesign.

Council Member Rafael Salamanca, State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., and Assembly Marcos Crespo (left to right), along with Senator Jeff Klein, want DOT to keep bus riders stuck in traffic. Photo: NYS Assembly/Office of Assembly Member Marcos Crespo

Rafael Salamanca and Bronx Pols Pressure DOT to Scrap Bus Lanes for Bx6

By David Meyer | Aug 4, 2017 | 20 Comments

The bus route serves 24,000 daily trips in an area where 76 percent of households don't own cars, but Salamanca, Marcos Crespo, Ruben Diaz Sr., and Jeff Klein are more worried about car traffic.

Senate Republicans Marty Golden and Andrew Lanza.

State Senate Fails to Act After Assembly Approves Speed Camera Expansion

By David Meyer | Jun 22, 2017 | 3 Comments

The State Senate adjourned its 2017 session last night without taking action on a bill to expand the use of speed cameras near schools.

Groups like TransAlt and (pictured here) Families for Safe Streets go to Albany to lobby electeds. Photo: David Meyer

It’s Time for the State Senate to Step Up and Protect New Yorkers From Speeding Drivers

By Brad Aaron | Jun 8, 2017 | 6 Comments

With this year's legislative session drawing to a close, Families for Safe Streets and Transportation Alternatives will hold a rally on Friday calling on Albany to allow NYC to place more speed enforcement cameras around schools.

Children went to Albany last spring to try to convince state legislators to allow more NYC speed cameras. It’s time for Governor Cuomo to step up. Photo: Brad Aaron

Cuomo Can Save Lives by Unshackling NYC’s Speed Camera Program

By Brad Aaron | Jan 27, 2017 | 8 Comments

In addition to lifting the cap on cameras, Cuomo and state lawmakers should end arbitrary restrictions on location and hours of operation, which make the cameras less effective than they could be.

In Albany, Tuesday’s Election Probably Maintained the Status Quo

By David Meyer | Nov 10, 2016 | 1 Comment

A few races are still too close to call, but it looks as though Republicans will maintain control of the State Senate next year, likely preserving an alliance with the growing Independent Democratic Conference. The outcome means that Albany will by and large remain a challenging but not impossible political landscape for advocates seeking to make streets safer […]

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