Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Rafael Espinal

Could this be your next council member from Bushwick?

Wednesday’s Headlines: You Want to be a Council Member Edition?

By Streetsblog | Jan 29, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio set the special election for April 28 to pick someone to replace Council Member Rafael Espinal, who resigned. Plus the other news from a slow day.

State Senator Jessica Ramos continues to call on Gov. Cuomo to sign her bill legalizing e-bikes. Photo: Dave Colon

City Council Could Make Gov. Cuomo Irrelevant in E-Bike Debate

By Dave Colon | Dec 17, 2019 | No Comments

City Council Member Rafael Espinal says he will press ahead with his bill to not only legalize the currently illegal throttle-controlled e-bikes that delivery workers favor.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (center with interim MTA board chairman Freddy Ferrer and Mary Boyce, Dean of Columbia Engineering) announced Thursday that he had decided that the L train didn't need to be repaired after all. Photo: NY Governor's Office

Council: Cuomo’s L-Train Bombshell Should Not Also Kill Bus and Bike Improvements

By David Meyer | Jan 3, 2019 | 2 Comments

Just because the governor bigfooted Andy Byford doesn't mean Brooklyn and Manhattan shouldn't get their bike lanes and their bus improvements!

Two cops check out a Bird scooter at an event over the summer. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Council Speaker Johnson: E-Bikes and E-Scooters Need State OK (But He May Be Wrong!)

By David Meyer | Jan 3, 2019 | 5 Comments

Oops — suddenly New York City's big dreams of an e-scooter revolution may need Albany's OK.

Council Member Rafael Espinal, podium, is the lead sponsor on a package of bills aimed to allow e-bikes and e-scooters on city streets. Photo: David Meyer

City Council E-Bike/E-Scooter Legislation: What You Need to Know

By David Meyer | Nov 29, 2018 | 27 Comments

The legislative package unveiled Wednesday by Council Members Rafael Espinal and colleagues comprises four bills. Here's our primer.

Dilan, Espinal Oppose Plan to Eliminate Deadly Turn From MTA Bus Routes

By Stephen Miller | Jun 26, 2015 | 25 Comments

After turning bus drivers twice struck and killed pedestrians at a complex intersection on the border of Bushwick and Ridgewood, the MTA proposed a change that eliminates a deadly turn from two bus routes. The plan has been under consideration for months and is set to go into effect Sunday. But Council Member Rafael Espinal and State Senator Martin Malave Dilan are trying […]