Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Marty Markowitz

Can You Believe a Few People Are Still Suing to Rip Out This Bike Lane?

By Ben Fried | Feb 25, 2016 | 16 Comments

It was just about five years ago that attorneys with the law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, working pro bono on behalf of some people with ties to Senator Chuck Schumer, filed suit against the city for installing the Prospect Park West bike lane. In August 2011, Kings County Supreme Court Judge Bert Bunyan dismissed […]

Iris Weinshall on Marty Markowitz: “He’s a Creep… Always Has Been”

By Ben Fried | Dec 20, 2012 | 20 Comments

So today we’ve been reviewing all the cynical ploys that former DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall, former First Deputy Mayor Norman Steisel, and former Brooklyn College dean Louise Hainline used in their attempt to reverse the public planning process that produced the Prospect Park West bike lane. The lawsuit that’s back in the news today is […]

Markowitz: Loosen Downtown BK Parking Regs for Older Buildings Too

By Stephen Miller | Aug 16, 2012 | 7 Comments

Borough President Marty Markowitz wants to reduce parking minimums in Downtown Brooklyn, and he thinks developers should be able to convert existing parking spots to other uses. This spring the Department of City Planning unveiled a plan to cut Downtown Brooklyn’s onerous parking requirements in half, and Markowitz’s recommendations [PDF] are the latest step on […]

Fox 5 Anchors Scotto and Kelly Set New Low for NYC Transpo Reporting

By Noah Kazis | May 9, 2012 | 40 Comments

Fox 5’s Good Day New York unleashed a torrent of bile for bike, bus, and pedestrian improvements, seasoned with a healthy dose of unprofessionalism, in a pair of segments focused on bike-share this morning. First, co-anchors Greg Kelly (son of Ray) and Rosanna Scotto had DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan on, taking a ten minute break […]

Next Week: Fourth Avenue Task Force Talks Transportation

By Noah Kazis | Nov 11, 2011 | 6 Comments

Right now, Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue is known for its speedway design and anti-urban architecture. But Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz hopes to turn the road into a grand “Brooklyn Boulevard” and in August, he established a task force charged with planning the street’s future. This Monday, the task force’s transportation and traffic committee will hold its first […]

Marty Markowitz Chooses the Perfect Moment to Jump Into PPW Lawsuit

By Ben Fried | Jul 19, 2011 | 9 Comments

How’s this for some impeccable timing? Less than 48 hours before the next scheduled court date in the Prospect Park West case, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is inserting himself into the proceedings in an attempt to keep the tenuous suit from being thrown out. Yesterday afternoon LCG Communications, the PR firm representing bike lane […]

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