Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sheldon Silver

Pin it on Shelly!

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 3, 2008 | 46 Comments

With New York City’s mostly uncontested primary elections less than a week away, attention turns to the 64th State Assembly district in Lower Manhattan, where New York Times-endorsed insurgent Paul Newell is running a long-shot campaign against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Facing his first Democratic challenge since the coining of the word “cyberspace,” the decidedly […]

On the Campaign Trail, Silver Blames MTA for Pricing Debacle

By Brad Aaron | Aug 19, 2008 | 11 Comments

Finding himself with two opponents in next month’s Democratic primary, the Downtown Express reports that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is spending the summer knocking on doors and chatting with editorial boards. Apparently accepting the premise that Silver "supported" congestion pricing, the Express writes: This week, he repeated his reason for not bringing it to the […]

Auto Dealers, Parking Garages and, Well, Lots of Others Fund Shelly

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 21, 2008 | 6 Comments

In case you missed it last week, New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is raising bucket-loads of campaign cash — lots more than his two opponents, Paul Newell and Luke Henry. Groups that opposed congestion pricing are, no surprise, among some of the most enthusiastic contributors. The Times reported: Like Mr. Paterson and Mr. […]

State Sen. Martin Connor Secretly “Supported” Pricing All Along

By Ben Fried | May 21, 2008 | 20 Comments

With state primary campaigns ramping up, Observer political reporter Azi Paybarah seems to be everywhere with his video camera. In this clip from a debate held by Democracy for New York City, he captures State Senator Martin Connor, who represents lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, in an unprompted admission of legislative cowardice. While fielding […]

Daily News to Congestion Pricing Opponents: “Your Fault”

By Brad Aaron | May 14, 2008 | 15 Comments

With higher gas prices pushing drivers onto the city’s trains and buses, the Daily News today blasted Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assembly Dems for passing up the billions of dollars that congestion pricing would have brought to MTA coffers. The trends prove that the theory of congestion pricing was valid: When the cost of driving […]

Paul Newell on Congestion Pricing and Reforming Albany

By Ben Fried | Apr 30, 2008 | 13 Comments

This is the second installment of Streetsblog’s interview with Paul Newell, candidate for State Assembly in the 64th District, who’s challenging Speaker Sheldon Silver in the Democratic primary this September. In this segment, Newell addresses some of the issues that are fresh in the minds of everyone who followed the death of congestion pricing in […]

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