Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vanessa Gibson

NYPD officials, including Deputy Chief Isa Abbassi, (far right) testified on Tuesday.

Amid Multiple Investigations, NYPD Defends Its 311 Response at Council Hearing

By Jesse Coburn | Oct 27, 2021 | No Comments

City Council members voiced frustration with the NYPD's handling of 311 complaints about illegal parking at a hearing Tuesday, but police officials defended the department's efforts.

Council Member Vanessa Gibson. Photo: John McCarten

Bronx Council Member Used Cop Connections to Beat Ticket While Driving

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 13, 2020 | No Comments

Bronx Council Member Vanessa Gibson has been fined for using her connections to get out of a ticket for driving while using a cellphone, the Conflict of Interest Board announced on Thursday.

DOT recently made safety improvements on the Grand Concourse below 158th Street, including this closed-off slip lane outside Cardinal Hayes High School, but bike lanes were not included. Image: DOT

DOT: Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Grand Concourse Below 161st Street, Eventually

By David Meyer | May 16, 2018 | 6 Comments

The agency says a future capital project will add protected bike lanes on the Concourse between 138th Street and 161, but there is no funding or timetable attached yet.

Vanessa Gibson Endorses Grand Concourse Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Aug 26, 2016 | 3 Comments

Thanks @Vanessalgibson for supporting #CompleteConcourse! Win for #VisionZero and #not62@transalt@BxHealthREACHpic.twitter.com/uEuU88qRN9 — Thomas DeVito (@PedestrianTom) August 25, 2016 Council Member Vanessa Gibson wants protected bike lanes on the Grand Concourse. After meeting with Bronx Transportation Alternatives volunteers this week, Gibson signed onto the campaign, joining four other council members whose districts include the Concourse. Below 162nd Street, there is no […]

Grand Concourse Will Be the Next Arterial With 25 MPH Limit

By Stephen Miller | Apr 17, 2014 | 11 Comments

Local elected officials and advocates joined NYC DOT and NYPD this morning to unveil the city’s second “arterial slow zone” on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, where speed limits will be dropped to 25 mph and traffic signals will be retimed to discourage speeding. The lower speed limit will apply to 5.2 miles of […]