Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Steve Levin

Council Members Use Downtown Brooklyn Parking Reform as Bargaining Chip

By Stephen Miller | Nov 28, 2012 | 3 Comments

Parking reform for Downtown Brooklyn — which would take the mild but worthwhile step of cutting the district’s mandatory parking minimums in half — went before a City Council subcommittee on Monday. The fate of the proposal now comes down to council members Tish James and Steve Levin, who represent the area. The two representatives are […]

Council Members Propose Widening Brooklyn Bridge Bike-Ped Path

By Alex Rothberg | Aug 7, 2012 | 30 Comments

Council Members Brad Lander, Margaret Chin, and Stephen Levin — along with advocates from Transportation Alternatives — stood at the Manhattan entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge this morning and put forth a proposal to expand the bridge’s increasingly popular and exceedingly cramped bike and pedestrian path. “It’s about time, in 2012, that we update it […]

City Council Can’t Force NYPD to Adhere to State Law on Crash Investigations

By Brad Aaron | May 15, 2012 | 11 Comments

The City Council has concluded it cannot require NYPD to fully investigate traffic crashes, despite indications that current department protocols may violate state law. In March, Council Member Steve Levin sent a letter to NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly questioning the practice of assigning the Accident Investigation Squad only in instances where someone is killed or […]

Steve Levin to Ray Kelly: Time to Fully Investigate Serious Traffic Injuries

By Brad Aaron | Mar 15, 2012 | 12 Comments

Brooklyn City Council Member Steve Levin wants NYPD to explain the way it investigates traffic crashes, and is preparing legislation that would bring department procedures in line with state law and significantly increase the number of officers trained to deal with cases involving serious injury and death. In a letter to Commissioner Ray Kelly [PDF], […]

Saturday: Tish James Gets the Word Out on Bike-Ped Unity

By Noah Kazis | Aug 11, 2011 | 2 Comments

Brooklyn Council Member Letitia James wants cyclists and pedestrians to get along. This Saturday, she’s hosting what she hopes will be the first annual “Building Bridges Bike Day” at Grand Army Plaza. Council members James, Steve Levin and Brad Lander will all be on hand Saturday, along with representatives from Transportation Alternatives and Recycle-A-Bicycle, to […]

Steve Levin Has No Position on the Prospect Park West Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Mar 21, 2011 | 14 Comments

Following last week’s double committee vote in favor of DOT’s suggested changes for the Prospect Park West bike lane, the proposal to add raised pedestrian refuges to the redesign is set to go to the full board on April 13. At this point, just about everyone has weighed in on this project. The Community Board […]

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