Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sheldon Silver

Silver Gives Gantt Two More Years Atop Transpo Committee

By Ben Fried | Feb 9, 2009 | 10 Comments

Sheldon Silver and David Gantt On Thursday, Sheldon Silver re-appointed Rochester’s David Gantt to chair the Assembly Transportation Committee (Excel spreadsheet via Daily Politics). Gantt is the chairman who engineered the defeat of bus lane enforcement cameras last June, when six co-sponsors of the bill wound up voting against it in his committee. With the […]

Stringer, Squadron, and Silver Call for Safer Chinatown Streets

By Ben Fried | Jan 23, 2009 | 25 Comments

Will Silver follow through in Albany to make streets safer for his Chinatown constituents? In response to the crash that killed two young children on a Chinatown sidewalk yesterday, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and State Senator Daniel Squadron have released a nine-point plan to improve safety on the neighborhood’s streets. From Stringer’s press release: […]

Gov’s Budget Would Beef Up Red Light Camera Program

By Ben Fried | Dec 22, 2008 | 15 Comments

Red light cams have been proven to increase safety on New York City streets. Photo: mwilkie/Flickr Dig deep enough into Governor Paterson’s austerity budget and you’ll actually find a few pieces of good news. Case in point: One provision would allow New York to expand its red light camera program, currently limited to 100 cameras, […]

Crain’s: East River Bridge Tolls Should Complement Commuter Tax

By Brad Aaron | Nov 25, 2008 | 3 Comments

On Sunday, the editors of Crain’s proposed that a reinstatement of the commuter tax, as called for by several local pols — including Sheldon Silver, who helped kill it in 1999 — should be considered in concert with, and not instead of, tolls on East River bridges. The editorial is behind the pay wall, so […]

Silver Wins Big as Squadron Ousts Connor

By Brad Aaron | Sep 10, 2008 | 22 Comments

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver presumably cruised to another term in yesterday’s Democratic primary, racking up almost 68 percent of the Lower Manhattan vote against challengers Paul Newell and Luke Henry. He will face Republican Danniel Maio in the general election. Newell pulled 23 percent of the vote, Henry nine percent. Though the vote tally wasn’t […]

The Polls Are Open in New York City

By Ben Fried | Sep 9, 2008 | 5 Comments

It’s primary day, and when it comes to local elections in New York, that means the next few hours bear more significance than what happens in November. Gotham Gazette has the most comprehensive guide to all the contested primaries in the city. From a livable streets perspective, the three Manhattan races stand out. In the […]

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