Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Richard Gottfried

Missing in action on congestion pricing: Daniel O'Donnell, Richard Gottfried, Yuh-Line Niou, and Deborah Glick.

The Manhattan Assembly Members Who Were MIA on Congestion Pricing

By David Meyer | Apr 16, 2018 | 4 Comments

The failure to enact congestion pricing was a setback for the whole city, but no borough got a worse deal than Manhattan. And yet, as this deal was being negotiated, Manhattan elected officials didn't make a peep.

Labor, Elected Officials and Community Groups Rally For Transit Lockbox

By Noah Kazis | Sep 20, 2011 | 1 Comment

Dozens of transit workers, transportation advocates and elected officials rallied on the steps of City Hall this morning to urge Governor Cuomo to sign the transit lockbox bill, which passed both houses of the legislature unanimously in June. “New York communities are not standing alone,” said TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen. “Transit workers are […]

Looking for a New State Legislator? Try Craigslist.

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 17, 2008 | 30 Comments

Upset about the way your State Assembly rep voted on congestion pricing? Here’s a novel approach to finding a new one: Craiglist. While Manhattan’s Richard Gottfried was one of the few state legislators who supported congestion pricing, at least one Chelsea resident appears to be in the market for a new Assemblyman. And why not? […]

Help Wanted: Legislators Needed to Fix Broken Capital

By Ben Fried | Apr 14, 2008 | 28 Comments

Can’t wait for someone to challenge Shelly Silver, Deborah Glick, Hakeem Jeffries, Joan Millman and other members of the Albany crew that didn’t allow congestion pricing to even come up for a vote? Neither can the New York Times. In a scathing editorial published on Saturday, the Times issued a call for change in the […]