Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sheldon Silver

Speed Cams Eliminated From State Budget But Resurface in Shelly Silver Bill

By Stephen Miller | Mar 31, 2014 | 3 Comments

After Governor Cuomo proposed allowing speed cameras on Long Island and the State Senate recommended expanding New York City’s small, 20-camera program by 160 cameras, the final state budget agreement reached late Friday night included neither. But a bill from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver would make up for much of what was lost in budget […]

Assembly to Reject Cuomo’s $40M Transit Raid; No Word From State Senate

By Brad Aaron | Mar 10, 2014 | 2 Comments

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will look to block Governor Cuomo’s $40 million transit raid, according to the Daily News. Cuomo’s executive budget proposes to divert $40 million in dedicated transit revenue to pay for MTA bonds the state had pledged to pay off from the general fund. The move could cost the MTA around $350 […]

32 Assembly Members Want to Reverse Cuomo’s Transit Raid. Where’s Shelly?

By Ben Fried | Mar 7, 2014 | 2 Comments

It’s crunch time for the state budget, and so far Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has not said a word about undoing the $40 million MTA raid in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget, even though 32 Assembly members have called on Cuomo to restore the funds [PDF]. Cuomo’s budget proposal shifts $40 million in bond obligations to […]

In Wake of Traffic Fatality Spike, Officials Tout Safer Delancey Street

By Stephen Miller | Sep 27, 2012 | 6 Comments

This morning, elected officials and community leaders unveiled a slate of pedestrian safety improvements to Delancey Street, long ranked as one of the city’s most dangerous places to walk. Nine people were killed and 742 injured between 2006 and 2010 on Delancey, from the Williamsburg Bridge to the Bowery. In the last six years, there […]

DNAInfo: Pedestrians Have No Time to Cross Delancey

By Noah Kazis | Jan 31, 2012 | 19 Comments

In the wake of the death of Dashane Santana, the 12-year-old girl killed by a minivan driver while she was crossing Delancey Street earlier this month, Lower East Side leaders are demanding safety improvements for the many pedestrians who cross this approach to the Williamsburg Bridge. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Borough President Scott Stringer, State […]

Cuomo Deal Will Cut Payroll Tax, Reimburse MTA, Create Infrastructure Fund

By Noah Kazis | Dec 6, 2011 | 3 Comments

The details of Governor Cuomo’s economic plan, which includes both tax reform and a new infrastructure fund, were released today with support from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos. One of the MTA’s most important revenue streams is seriously affected by the tax reforms. The payroll mobility tax will be cut by […]

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