Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Marty Markowitz

The Spaghetti-on-the-Wall Strategy

By Doug Gordon | Jan 27, 2011 | 18 Comments

Cross-posted from Brooklyn Spoke I’m not one for conspiracy theories. 9/11 was not an inside job, Oswald acted alone, the Moon landing was real, and Elvis is still dead. When it comes to all of the bike lane hate that seems to be spewing forth from various corners of this city, and Brooklyn in particular, […]

Markowitz on PPW Data: It’s a Vast Biking Conspiracy

By Ben Fried | Jan 24, 2011 | 49 Comments

It’s hard to know what to say after viewing this CBS2/Marcia Kramer segment. Watch Marty Markowitz allege that bike counts on Prospect Park West were inflated because advocates got tipped off by DOT about when the counts would happen, then biked over to use the new lane on those days. Your jaw may drop. Marty […]

After Bloody Week in Brooklyn, Markowitz Blasts Pedestrian Safety Measures

By Ben Fried | Jan 7, 2011 | 20 Comments

We’re one week into the new year, and 2011 is off to a vicious start on Brooklyn streets. In the last few days, a speeding livery cab driver plowed into a Sunset Park sidewalk, injuring a mother and her two nine-month-old twins; a hit-and-run driver knocked a boy out of his stroller and ran over […]

Marty’s Message: If You Disagree With Marty, You Don’t Count

By Ben Fried | Oct 22, 2010 | 66 Comments

At yesterday’s day of action on Prospect Park West, one contention from the opposition especially didn’t sit well with everyone who turned out to support the redesigned, traffic-calmed street. With hundreds of bike lane supporters gathered on the sidewalk a few feet away, Borough President Marty Markowitz’s chief of staff, Carlo Scissura, told the assembled […]

Marty’s Message

By Ben Fried | Oct 21, 2010 | 8 Comments

I’m with Naparstek. This was the sign of the day.

Hundreds Rally in Support of Prospect Park West Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Oct 21, 2010 | 78 Comments

Hundreds of Brooklynites gathered this morning at Grand Army Plaza to show their support for the redesigned Prospect Park West. They made a statement that should be hard for elected officials and the press to miss: Most people who live in the neighborhoods near PPW like biking and walking on the new, traffic-calmed street and […]

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