Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Melissa Mark-Viverito

Mott Haven Residents Rally for Safe Streets and Truck Enforcement

By Stephen Miller | Apr 8, 2013 | 3 Comments

Early Saturday afternoon, about 25 people gathered at the corner of St. Annes Avenue and East 138th Street in the South Bronx, protesting heavy truck traffic and deadly driving in the Mott Haven neighborhood. A series of pedestrian deaths in recent months and the lack of truck route enforcement from the 40th Precinct — as well as […]

Participatory Budgeting Offers Chance to Vote for Livable Streets Projects

By Stephen Miller | Mar 18, 2013 | 3 Comments

Eight city council members have put a portion of their discretionary capital funds up for a vote as part of an exercise in participatory budgeting, which allows residents to decide how the money will be spent in their own neighborhoods. Votes in each district are approaching soon, and there’s an opportunity to support livable streets […]

On Traffic Justice, Stringer Lets Ray Kelly and Cy Vance Off the Hook

By Stephen Miller | Mar 4, 2013 | 12 Comments

After the driver who killed six year-old Amar Diarrassouba on Thursday was let off with two summonses, for failure to yield to a pedestrian and not exercising due care, NYPD says its Accident Investigation Squad has concluded its investigation. Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance refuses to comment. This afternoon, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer was joined by other […]

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How Complete Streets Came to East Harlem

By Elizabeth Press | Nov 27, 2012 | No Comments

This is the story about how East Harlem residents and street safety advocates — with leadership from Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito — banded together to win complete streets on First and Second Avenues. After the city backtracked on a plan to build protected bike lanes and pedestrian refuges up to 125th Street on the East Side […]

Construction of East Harlem Protected Bike Lanes Slated to Start This Month

By Ben Fried | Aug 2, 2012 | 13 Comments

Before cleaning his workspace yesterday and packing up for New Haven, Noah Kazis snagged one more piece of good news, which it is my pleasure to report: DOT will begin constructing a protected bike lane on Second Avenue in East Harlem at the end of August. The first section to be built will stretch from […]

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