Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Albany Reform

Rivera: Pricing Still the Way to Go

By Ben Fried | May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment

City Council Member Joel Rivera, whose stance on congestion pricing remained unclear until he voted "Yes" on March 31st, came out as a full-fledged supporter yesterday with an editorial in the Daily News. The Bronx rep added another wrinkle to speculation that pricing might come back: Those of us who voted for pricing and those […]

Anti-Pricing Lawmakers Dismayed by Potential Backlash

By Brad Aaron | May 5, 2008 | 9 Comments

State legislators who opposed congestion pricing are shocked — shocked! — that the New York League of Conservation Voters may hold them accountable for their positions on one of the most important environmental initiatives in recent history. The Times reports that about a dozen lawmakers, including Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, are refusing to complete the […]

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 […]

Paul Newell on Starting a Political Campaign in New York City

By Ben Fried | Apr 29, 2008 | 12 Comments

Last week Streetsblog caught up with Paul Newell, who’s mounting the first primary challenge to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in 22 years. Discussing his candidacy, Newell made it clear that he is in it to win it. (He picked up some momentum yesterday, garnering the endorsement of BlogPAC, which describes itself as "a consortium of […]

Silver Challenger Paul Newell Campaigns on Livable Streets

By Ben Fried | Apr 25, 2008 | 16 Comments

In what may be a political first, Paul Newell, who is challenging Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in the 64th District, mentions "livable streets" as one of his three major planks in this campaign clip. Newell and Luke Henry, another Silver challenger, have both voiced support for congestion pricing. The last time Silver faced a challenger […]

Upstate Assembly Member Says City Delegation Killed Pricing

By Brad Aaron | Apr 17, 2008 | 8 Comments

What went on behind the closed doors of the Democratic conference the day congestion pricing died in the Assembly? According to a constituent letter from Binghamton rep Donna A. Lupardo, the "overwhelming majority" of New York City members were opposed to pricing, and upstate pols followed their lead. Thank you for your recent email concerning […]

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