Council Pulls Anti-Safety Cab Bill After Streetsblog Expose
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Streetsblog gets action — shining a light on a bad bill that ended up getting rewritten and then withdrawn.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ruben Diaz Sr.
CYCLE OF RAGE: Two Bronx Council Members Oppose Cab Safety
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Why do Fernando Cabrera and Ruben Diaz Sr. want to gut a Taxi and Limousine Commission enforcement tool?
City Council Votes to Reduce Garbage Truck Traffic in North Brooklyn, Southeast Queens, and the South Bronx
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The City Council voted 32-13 today to reduce trash processing in North Brooklyn, southeast Queens, and the South Bronx, relieving the disproportionate burden of garbage truck traffic on those neighborhoods.
De Blasio’s Congestion Plan Isn’t Serious, and Neither Is the City Council Transportation Committee
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Today's transportation hearing felt like a throwback to the City Council of 10 or 20 years ago, when the main purpose of the committee was to provide a forum for gripes about parking hassles.
Rafael Salamanca and Bronx Pols Pressure DOT to Scrap Bus Lanes for Bx6
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The bus route serves 24,000 daily trips in an area where 76 percent of households don't own cars, but Salamanca, Marcos Crespo, Ruben Diaz Sr., and Jeff Klein are more worried about car traffic.
In Effort to Pander to Drivers, 48 Senators Vote to Up Oil Company Profits
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The New York State Senate voted for a “gas tax holiday” yesterday, moving to eliminate the three state taxes on fuel for the busy Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day weekends this year. The estimated loss of revenue would be $60 million. The 48 state senators who voted for the gas tax holiday wanted […]