Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Joe Borelli

Sure, we put a French flag lapel pin on Joe Borelli's jacket, but everything else about this picture is true.

Sacrebleu! Staten Island Leadfoot Pol Joe Borelli is Now Getting Speeding Tickets in France!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 19, 2022 | No Comments

The Staten Island lawmaker — who admits that he regularly speeds (and pays tickets for same) in New York — got a camera-issued speeding ticket while on vacation in France last month.

Cycle of Rage: Pro-Car Council Members are the Ones Who Politicize DOT’s Work

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 12, 2022 | No Comments

Fortunately, Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez will not be Council Member Bob Holden's executioner.

Slow the F Down: City Seeks to Tame Drivers on Some Neighborhood Speedways

By Streetsblog | May 10, 2021 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio just announced life-saving speed limit reductions on some of the city's remaining neighborhood speedways, part of what the administration is calling "Streets Week!" (yes, with an exclamation point).

Wednesday’s Headlines: Just the Facts Today Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 25, 2020 | No Comments

We know you're busy making your get-out-of-town, er, we mean go-to-Joe-Borelli's-house-on-Staten-Island Thanksgiving plans, so we'll get right to the headlines.

Coming to Washington Heights this spring! File photo: Dave Colon

ANOTHER TRANSIT DEBACLE: DOT Guts Its Own Bus Lane Project

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor announced 20 miles of dedicated bus lanes in June. Now he's pulling back like a scared kitten.

Council Member Joe Borelli shows the spot in Annadale where he wants a raised crosswalk. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Can DOT Just Give Joe Borelli a Damn Crosswalk?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 5, 2020 | No Comments

A Staten Island lawmaker known for his recidivist speeding is, at least, trying to help pedestrians in Annadale. But the city is reluctant.

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