Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedro Espada

Three Down…

By Ben Fried | Mar 18, 2011 | 11 Comments

I wanted to post this last week, but got caught up with something or other about a bike lane. The timing worked out, though, because today we can mark an anniversary… Can you believe it’s been two years to the day since we posted this picture? Of the four State Senators who refused to put […]

Three Transit Villains Exit the Stage in 2010 Primaries

By Ben Fried | Sep 15, 2010 | 10 Comments

The votes have been counted in the 2010 primaries, humbling three of the state legislators who killed major transit funding initiatives the past few years. Richard Brodsky, ringleader of the anti-congestion pricing contingent in Albany, vacated his Assembly seat in a bid for Attorney General. He lost convincingly last night. Bridge toll obstructionist Pedro Espada, […]

Without Espada or Challenger Rivera, District 33 Debates Transportation

By Noah Kazis | Sep 3, 2010 | 2 Comments

Last night’s 33rd Senate District transportation debate pitted two candidates against each other who are unlikely to ever appear on the same ballot: Democrat Daniel Padernacht and Green John Reynolds. Padernacht is running a distant third place in polling for the September 14 primary, after incumbent Pedro Espada Jr. and challenger Gustavo Rivera. Neither Espada […]

Will the Fare Hike Four Face Pro-Transit Primary Challengers?

By Noah Kazis | May 11, 2010 | 2 Comments

Last week we profiled Igor Oberman, the challenger gunning to unseat State Senator Carl Kruger this September who’s made support for transit, including bridge tolls, a centerpiece of his campaign. So, what’s going on with the other three members of the Fare Hike Four — Pedro Espada, Rubén Díaz Sr., and Hiram Monserrate. Their anti-transit […]

Pedro Espada’s Student Fare Fix: Toll the East River Bridges

By Ben Fried | Mar 22, 2010 | 23 Comments

No, it’s not April First. The Daily News and the Times-Union report that the Bronx pol who played a critical role in derailing bridge tolls last spring has proposed, yes, tolling the East River bridges. Espada’s office says that more than $500 million could be raised annually from two-way $2 tolls on the East River […]

Give Espada and Monserrate the “Oil Slick” Award

By Ben Fried | Sep 25, 2009 | 2 Comments

It would be nice to shame every member of the Fare Hike Four, but we’ll settle for the two on the right. Thanks to the folks at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign for pointing us to this excellent survey from EPL/Environment Advocates. State Senators Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate are finalists for the "Oil Slick" award, […]

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