Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Lincoln Restler

The BQE triple cantilever. Photo: Kevin Duggan

Is the City Running Out of Time to Avoid a BQE Catastrophe? Some Think So, But DOT Says Its Plan Will Work

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 2, 2023 | No Comments

Mayor Adams is running out of time to repair the crumbling triple-cantilevered section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway under tony Brooklyn Heights, setting up the potential for “catastrophic” damage if the city doesn’t move quickly enough to address its deterioration, pols and experts warned.

DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez is hoping to banish the ghost of Lew Fidler. Photo: Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

DOT: We ‘Love’ Repeal of the Notorious Law that Delays Bike Lane Installation

By Dave Colon | Apr 26, 2023 | No Comments

"We love Lincoln Restler's bill," Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said, as he called for the banishing of the so-called Fidler Rule.

Council Member Lincoln Restler's bill to create a citizen enforcement program seems to have the support of DOT, but the opposition of the NYPD. Photo: John McCarten / Council Media Unit

NYPD Opposes Watered-Down Citizen Enforcement Bill, But DOT is Now ‘Open’ to It

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 25, 2023 | No Comments

"Traffic agents are getting assaulted dozens of times a year, so we are certainly concerned with the potential for violence of everyday citizens using this program," a police official testified on a bill by Lincoln Restler (photo).

NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell (second from left) having a bad day at the office, thanks to a grilling from Council Member Lincoln Restler (inset). Photo: Dave Colon

Top Cop Claims NYPD’s Parking Sins Not ‘A Joke’ To Him (And Confirms He Reads Streetsblog)

By Dave Colon | Apr 24, 2023 | No Comments

Council Member Lincoln Restler was very very dubious about the first claim.

Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez rallied to support Sammy's Law this week, but Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers are not on board. Photo: Transportation Alternatives

Council (Minus Speaker Adams and Transportation Committee Chair) Tells State Lawmakers it Supports Sammy’s Law

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 31, 2023 | No Comments

It’s unclear why neither Brooks-Powers nor Adams signed onto the letter.

Council Member Rita Joseph (seen on a Citi Bike) wants way more protected bike lanes than DOT is prepared to build.

DOUBLE THE FUN: Brooklyn Pol Wants 100 Miles of New Protected Bike Lanes Every Year

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 17, 2023 | No Comments

The city should build 100 miles of protected bike lanes a year, doubling the number that it already is required to build under the Streets Plan.

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