Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Margaret Chin

Cy Vance: Senior’s Crosswalk Death Remains Unsolved After Seven Months

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2015 | 8 Comments

No charges were filed by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance against the driver who fatally struck 82-year-old Sui Leung in a Manhattan crosswalk last fall. Though Council Member Margaret Chin said the NYPD crash report indicated Leung was walking with the right of way, Vance’s office says the investigation has yet to conclude seven months after the […]

NYC Replaces a Parking Crater With Parking-Free Housing and Retail

By Stephen Miller | Mar 26, 2015 | 11 Comments

One of Manhattan’s few remaining parking craters is going to be filled in with housing and retail — all without any car storage, despite the city government’s belief that the site called for up to 500 parking spots. Call it “Parking Sanity.” The project, called Essex Crossing, is on the Lower East Side. It replaces surface lots formerly known as the […]

United Front of Electeds Join CB 3 to Ask for Protected Bikeway on Chrystie

By Stephen Miller | Mar 6, 2015 | 6 Comments

A week after Manhattan Community Board 3 unanimously approved a resolution asking for a protected bike lane and pedestrian islands on Chrystie Street, elected officials representing the area — from the city, state, and federal levels — sent a letter to DOT Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione asking her to follow through [PDF]. The letter […]

City May Turn Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Ramp Into Pedestrian Space

By Brad Aaron | Feb 13, 2015 | 9 Comments

A nice-sized pedestrian space is shaping up in the Financial District, thanks to the Downtown Alliance, City Council Member Margaret Chin, and Community Board 1. Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza is separated from Trinity Plaza by a redundant exit ramp for the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. The Broadsheet Daily reports that the Alliance wants the city to close […]

Margaret Chin: Toll Reform Will Protect New Yorkers From Truck Traffic

By Brad Aaron | Feb 12, 2015 | 25 Comments

City Council Member Margaret Chin today introduced legislation to require the city to examine the effects of New York City’s dysfunctional bridge toll system on traffic safety. The bill would also mandate regular DOT safety audits for all city truck routes. Trucks account for 3.6 percent of vehicles on city streets but are involved in 32 […]

NYC Motorists Have Killed Five Pedestrians and One Cyclist in 10 Days

By Brad Aaron | Nov 26, 2014 | 10 Comments

At least five pedestrians and one cyclist have been killed by motorists since November 15. Of the six drivers involved, four left the scene. Of the four who were either caught by NYPD or remained at the scene, only one has been charged for causing a death. One three-hour span on Monday was especially violent. At […]

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