Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Vincent Ignizio

Sidewalk-Jumping Driver Kills One Pedestrian, Injures Another in Great Kills

By Brad Aaron | Jun 9, 2014 | 5 Comments

Update: The victim who died in this crash was identified as Christal Aliotta, 31. As of Tuesday the driver, 23-year-old Michael Fox, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation and drug possession, according to the Advance. Police say charges are pending after a curb-jumping driver killed one pedestrian and injured another in Staten Island this afternoon. At […]

Ignizio Bill Would Turn Pedestrian Timers Into Countdown Clocks for Drivers

By Brad Aaron | Mar 13, 2014 | 28 Comments

City Council Member Vincent Ignizio has another red light camera bill — one that seems to be a variation on a failed bill from six years ago. In addition to a bill that would require DOT to post warning signs where red light cameras are stationed, Ignizio last month introduced legislation that would mandate pedestrian countdown signals […]

Ignizio: NYC Should Tell Drivers Where It’s OK to Run Reds

By Brad Aaron | Feb 26, 2014 | 20 Comments

You’ve got to hand it to City Council Member Vincent Ignizio: If nothing else, the man is consistent. Ignizio has a long history of opposing measures to make streets safer and improve transit. The Staten Island rep’s greatest hits include a proposal to subject NYC bike lanes to environmental review, killing the bike lane on Father Capodanno […]

Manhattan CB 6 Urges MTA to Restore Blue Lights to Select Bus Service

By Brad Aaron | Apr 17, 2013 | 5 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 6 has adopted a resolution in support of a state law to bring back flashing blue lights on Select Bus Service buses. The reso also urges the MTA to explore options to restore the lights in lieu of legislative action. SBS buses went into service in 2008. The buses and their flashing […]

Enviro Law Experts: Review For Bike Lanes a Waste of Taxpayer Money

By Noah Kazis | Jan 26, 2011 | 17 Comments

You know something’s amiss when you hear Republicans calling for more red tape and government bureaucracy, as Staten Island Council Members James Oddo and Vincent Ignizio did earlier this week with their call to require environmental review for all new bike lanes. But let’s indulge Oddo and Ignizio and take their proposal seriously for a […]

Council Mem James Oddo: Require Enviro Review for All New Bike Lanes

By Ben Fried | Jan 24, 2011 | 36 Comments

Last week’s release of “before” and “after” stats on the Prospect Park West bike lane tells an increasingly familiar story: A DOT redesign has increased cycling while making the street safer for pedestrians and drivers. Since safer streets make it easier for New Yorkers to get around without a car, and since biking and walking […]

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