With (Facebook) Friends Like These …
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Make drivers chip in for transit? OMG, right? Looks like at least one of Marty’s friends isn’t LOL.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Marty Markowitz
Car-Free Prospect Park Rally Today; Markowitz Not Expected to Attend
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If you’ll be in Lower Manhattan this afternoon, don’t forget today’s action by Prospect Park Youth Advocates, who will be delivering postcards to City Hall signed by thousands of New Yorkers who’d like to see the Brooklyn park go car-free. Though Mayor Bloomberg seems to be keeping an open mind on the issue, Brooklyn Borough […]
Will Congestion Pricing Make or Break Mayoral Campaigns?
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While we wait to see what happens, or doesn’t happen, today in Albany, New York Magazine takes a look at four mayoral aspirants and how their positions on congestion pricing may affect their chances of succeeding Michael Bloomberg. City Council Member Tony Avella: "[Avella is] an obscure pol, and attacking CP allowed him to grab […]
Q Poll: New Yorkers Favor Pricing as Transit Funding Source
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A Quinnipiac Poll released today shows once again that New Yorkers are decidedly in favor of congestion pricing with revenues allocated for mass transit. The latest numbers indicate 59 percent approval vs. 38 percent opposed. Here’s the breakdown by borough: Manhattan: 73% – 23% Bronx: 57% – 39% Brooklyn: 51% – 46% Queens: 58% – […]
New York Can Do Better Than the “New Fourth Avenue”
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New developments on Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue like the Crest have turned their back on the public realm. When the City Planning Commission upzoned Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue in 2003, it was hailed by some as a breakthrough. Borough President Marty Markowitz trumpeted Fourth Avenue as "a grand boulevard of the 21st Century." Residential development would reshape […]
Illegal Parking Now “Legal” for Marty Markowitz
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Yesterday we wondered if the city might be convinced to reconcile its vision of a sustainable city with its anti-urban parking policies. We’ll mark this one in the "no" column. Late last week Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz was busted by Uncivil Servants for parking on the sidewalk in front of Borough Hall during a […]