Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Margaret Chin

The Department of Sanitation has been promising for two years that New York will get some below-grade trash containers. We're still waiting. Photo: Marvel Architects and Recycle Track Systems, in partnership with Sam Schwartz Engineering and HR&A Advisors

Sanitation Dept. Urged to Get Garbage out of Pedestrians’ Way

By Eve Kessler | Oct 8, 2021 | No Comments

Nineteen months after 'Clean Curbs" was announced with great fanfare, not a container has been sited anywhere. The next mayor ought to get cracking.

Candidates to succeed Margaret Chin include (clockwise from top left) Susan Damplo, Jacqueline Gross, Susan Lee, Gigi Li, Jenny Low, Tiffany Winbush, Denny Salas, Chris Marte and Maud Maron.

DECISION 2021: Nine Candidates Vie To Represent Lower Manhattan

By Eve Kessler | May 7, 2021 | No Comments

There's a rock ’em sock ’em Democratic primary to represent the oldest part of the city — which presents candidates with some thorny street-safety issues.

Evelia's Tamales, an immigrant-owned food truck, has tried to keep its business alive during the pandemic. Photo: Street Vendor Project

Opinion: Time To Protect the City’s Street Vendors

By Margaret Chin and Carlos Menchaca | Jul 29, 2020 | No Comments

The pandemic has hurt these mostly immigrant small businesses, which have always faced discriminatory enforcement. The administration must step up with law, open streets and policy.

A rendering from the city's East Side Coastal Resiliency plan shows the East River waterfront.

STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION! City Mulls Protected Bike Lanes on Lower East Side

By Eve Kessler | Nov 15, 2019 | No Comments

Move would create alternative routes as the East Side Greenway is closed for flood protection.

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Council Members To DOT: How About Those Brooklyn Bridge Upgrades?

By Dave Colon | Jun 27, 2019 | 22 Comments

"Efforts to abate crowding and improve the experience for cyclists and pedestrians on the promenade have not been noticeable," a trio of pols wrote.

Lower Manhattan rep Margaret Chin. Photo: William Alatriste

Council Member Chin: Charging an Extra $.50 or $1 for Parking Will Ruin Chinatown

By David Meyer | Mar 12, 2019 | 17 Comments

It's the same old story, but it's still not true: Low-cost parking is not essential to help small businesses.

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