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DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez was grilled by Council members (from top) Nantasha Williams, Selvena Brooks-Powers and Lincoln Restler. Photos: NYC Council

DOT to Council: Don’t Ask Us To Do More After We Failed to What You Mandated Us To Do Last Year

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 14, 2023 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation rejected an entire slate of City Council bills on the grounds that the proposed legislation doesn't help the agency do better this year on its safety goals.

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers says she wants to hold Mayor Adams accountable.

Council Wants Answers from Adams Administration on Road Violence Epidemic

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 27, 2023 | No Comments

The City Council's Transportation Committee has scheduled a long-overdue hearing to determine if Mayor Adams is honoring his pledge to "take seriously" the ongoing road violence epidemic — and it's demanding that Adams administration officials show up to testify.

Council Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers had a mixed record in 2022, according to Council data (inset). Main photo: Gersh Kuntzman

ANALYSIS: Council’s Transportation Committee Has Little to Show in First Year

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 11, 2023 | No Comments

The City Council's Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure lagged behind nearly every other committee when it comes to passing legislation and holding hearings on bills in 2022 — revealing a decline in accountability and productivity compared to previous leadership, advocates and data indicate. Here's a deep analysis.

Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers has racked up a lot of speeding tickets on her gray Nissan. [Editor's note: We have diffused the Council member's plate because her office said that showing the plate "puts her and her family at risk."] Photos: Julianne Cuba (main); Gersh Kuntzman (inset)

Monday’s Headlines: Boxing Day Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Dec 26, 2022 | No Comments

The biggest story of the holiday weekend dropped on Friday when Gothamist became the latest outlet to notice that a car belonging to Council Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers continues to be caught by city speed cameras at a rate that's well past shrugging off.

What society would look like if the QueensLink was built. Photo: QueensLink

Queens Pols Revive Push for MTA to Study QueensLink, As QueensWay Linear Park Surges

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 28, 2022 | No Comments

Transit with a park or just a park? That is the question.

Drivers ignore the busway on Jamaica Avenue. Photo: Noah Martz

City Makes Jamaica Busways Permanent But With Shorter Hours; Begins Northern Blvd. Bus Lanes

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 15, 2022 | No Comments

Get stuff done — just a little less of it.

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