Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jessica Lappin

Council Members Want “Blatantly Unfair” Toll Credit Corrected

By Brad Aaron | Mar 4, 2008 | 56 Comments

The Post had a short item today, which we’ve linked to a couple of times, reporting that members of the City Council have sent a letter to Mayor Bloomberg asking for changes in the congestion pricing proposal that would raise fees for New Jersey car commuters or have the Port Authority commit more funds to […]

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 […]

Lappin Law Would Fine Bike Delivery Employers

By Brad Aaron | Sep 25, 2007 | 17 Comments

Upper East Side City Council Member Jessica Lappin has announced legislation that would make business owners responsible for cycling violations committed by their delivery workers. City Room has the scoop: Ms. Lappin, a Democrat who represents the Upper East Side, said she has regularly received complaints from constituents about unsafe conditions. A nine-year-old constituent, […]

Lappin Describes Her Position as “Similar to Gov. Spitzer’s”

By Glenn McAnanama | Jun 12, 2007 | No Comments

A couple of weeks ago I nearly spit out my morning coffee over the front page of Metro NY when I read that my City Council member Jessica Lappin was opposed to Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan. Dismissing residential parking permits as "a hunting license" Lappin said she was afraid of a "crush of cars" […]

Tour de Brooklyn: City is Considering Car-Free Central Park Trial

By Aaron Donovan | Jun 4, 2007 | 5 Comments

New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan enjoys a lighter moment with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz as Noah Budnick of Transportation Alternatives welcomes cyclists to the 2007 Tour de Brooklyn. The third annual Tour de Brooklyn bike ride rolled through the borough Sunday with sunny skies, temperatures in the low 70s and a light breeze along a […]

86th Street: The Congestion Pricing Battle Line

By Glenn McAnanama | May 29, 2007 | 10 Comments

The 86th Street border of Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed congestion pricing zone is emerging as the northern front of an increasingly intense political battle. Last week, Upper East Side City Council Member Jessica Lappin worried that congestion pricing would bring a "crush of cars circling around 86th Street looking for parking spots." Over on the West […]

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