Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ruben Diaz Sr.

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 […]

Ruben Diaz, Sr. Still Bending Over Backwards for Suburban Drivers

By Ben Fried | Jul 10, 2009 | 4 Comments

Last night, shortly after Pedro Espada secured his $41,000 majority leader perk, the State Senate returned to the business of legislating. Liz Benjamin has several posts today explaining what that looked like. In less than 24 hours, the chamber passed 135 bills. It could have passed 136, but Bronx Democrat Ruben Diaz, Sr. sided against […]

Senator Diaz: Sticking It to Transit Riders and Proud of It

By Ben Fried | May 7, 2009 | 28 Comments

In this scene from last night’s State Senate vote on the MTA funding package, Fare Hike Four member Ruben Diaz, Sr. relishes his substantial influence over the final bill: Today I’m standing here proud to say to my constituents. I promise you, constituents of the 32nd senatorial district, no toll. That would be the asthma-plagued […]

The Day After

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 27, 2009 | 22 Comments

Well, here we are again. One year after State Assembly Democrats killed New York City’s attempt to fund mass transit and reduce traffic gridlock, sustainable transport advocates find themselves suffering yet another huge defeat in Albany. Fixing Albany requires volunteers dragging themselves out to the Kings Highway Q train platform in the middle of Carl […]

Asked for His MetroCard, Diaz Goes Berserk

By Brad Aaron | Mar 27, 2009 | 11 Comments

Remember when a local "investigative reporter" badgered Lee Sander on how often he takes the train? The Post decided to give the Fare Hike Four and their Senate allies the same treatment, and found all but one of them without a MetroCard. Regardless, when asked if they use the transit system, most replied in the […]

With No Plan for Transit, the Next Fare Hike Is Just Around the Bend

By Ben Fried | Mar 25, 2009 | 16 Comments

If state legislators don’t act to undo the outcome of today’s MTA Board meeting, it would mark the second straight year that fares have gone up, which is already a departure from the norm. And it’s going to get worse, say Gene Russianoff and the Straphangers Campaign: Without new financial help from Albany soon, the […]

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