Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jessica Ramos

Education is needed to push back on the "demonization" of e-bikes, according to pols.

State Pols Call on DOTs to Counter E-Bike ‘Demonization’

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments

Inaction by the two agencies could give state lawmakers or local municipalities a political opening to ban e-bike and e-scooter use completely on safety grounds, the group of state senators warned.

MTA CEO Janno Lieber says subway bathrooms will remain closed for the foreseeable future. Photo: Tdorante10

MTA’s Lieber Tells Albany Legislators that Subway Bathrooms Will Stay Closed — And Jessica Ramos is Pissed!

By Dave Colon | Feb 16, 2022 | No Comments

State Sen. Jessica Ramos shows why she's the Queen Pee.

The governor has apparently killed her predecessor's pet project, the "wrong way" LaGuardia AirTrain. Graphic: Streetsblog photo composite

Hochul Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain — Possibly Dooming Cuomo’s Boondoggle

By Eve Kessler | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.

This is how opponents of open streets think of more space for people and less for cars. It's a "nightmare." Photo: Streetsblog

‘Nightmare’ on 34th Avenue? Residents Rally Against the ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street that Has Added Safety and Recreation Space

By Julianne Cuba | May 22, 2021 | No Comments

A protest against open streets ... on an open street!

State Senator Jessica Ramos, in happier times. File photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Friday’s Headlines: It’s Jessica Ramos Day

By Streetsblog | Apr 30, 2021 | No Comments

The Times dropped a mostly favorable profile of the state senator at roughly the same time we dropped a big story on open streets that quoted her as being less supportive of a permanent, 24-7 greenspace for park-starved Jackson Heights than she had been in the past. Plus other news.

Pols, including State Senator Mike Gianaris (far right), Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer (far left) and Jessica Ramos (next to Brewer) joined Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and Ben Kallos, and DOT officials, on the Queensboro Bridge on Monday. Photo: Office of Mike Gianaris

A Beautiful Day on the Queensboro Bridge — Will It Lead to More Space for Oppressed Pedestrians?

By Streetsblog | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

Participants in Monday's walkthrough said they got a firm quasi-commitment that the city would take back a lane on the Queensboro Bridge from car drivers and finally give it back to pedestrians.

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