Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Michael DenDekker

Jackson Heights Assembly candidate Jessica González-Rojas. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Jackson Heights Assembly Candidate Unveils Plan to Transform Deadly Northern Boulevard

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 28, 2020 | No Comments

Jessica González-Rojas, blasted veteran Assembly Member Michael DenDekker as a do-nothing pol who has failed to stop the carnage on the highway-like roadway where seven have died in three years.

Assemblyman Michael DenDekker has said pedestrians are to blame for the city's hit-and-run epidemic. Photo: David Meyer

Once Anti-Cyclist, Queens Pol Now Wants Camera-Enforced Protected Bike Lanes

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 19, 2019 | 9 Comments

Can Michael DenDekker be trusted? Few cyclists think so, so Streetsblog put him on the record. This time, it seems, he is trying to keep cyclists safe in bike lanes.

Jose Peralta and Michael DenDekker Call for Speed Cams at Every School

By Brad Aaron | Apr 7, 2016 | 1 Comment

.@SenatorPeralta @mgdendekker AM Moyà call for 24hr/day use of speed safety cameras & expansion to #EverySchool pic.twitter.com/5EmtMOk3xs — Caroline Samponaro (@carolinesampo) April 7, 2016 There is more than one Albany bill to loosen state restrictions on New York City’s speed camera program. State Senator Jose Peralta introduced legislation today that would allow the city to install […]

After Hit-and-Run Death, Queens Pols Blame “Distracted Pedestrians”

By David Meyer | Dec 10, 2015 | 65 Comments

A hit-and-run driver killed 17-year-old Ovidio Jaramillo at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Junction Boulevard in Jackson Heights on Tuesday night. In response, Queens electeds held a press conference today at the site of the crash, where they called for laws and education campaigns to stop “distracted pedestrians.” The driver, who has yet to be […]

Michael DenDekker: Slowing NYC Drivers Is a Pointless Waste

By Brad Aaron | Feb 11, 2015 | 19 Comments

Assembly Member Michael DenDekker, the Queens rep who once proposed legislation to register cyclists and monitor them with bike lane cameras, says efforts to slow city drivers under Vision Zero are pointless. DenDekker wants an audit of Vision Zero spending, which he reportedly believes is wasted unless it’s going toward traffic signals to eliminate motorist-pedestrian conflicts […]

Peter Vallone Jr. and Michael DenDekker to City: Gimme Gimme Gimme

By Brad Aaron | Oct 12, 2012 | 30 Comments

It’s hard to say what’s most off-putting about the campaign by Peter Vallone Jr. and Michael DenDekker to grant free parking to motorcyclists — including themselves — in New York City. There is of course the brazen and unapologetic conflict of interest in introducing legislation for one’s personal benefit. Then there’s the fact that no […]

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