Sophia Lebowitz

Before joining Streetsblog, Sophia Isabel Lebowitz was a filmmaker and journalist covering transportation and culture in New York City.
‘Everyone’s At Fault’: NYC Government Pointing Fingers Over Lowering Speed Limits
The mayor and the City Council are using the "art of deflection" to keep the status quo instead of lowering the speed limit to a safer 20 miles per hour.
Safe Streets, Workers Rights, Crash Victims Targeted By Big Tech In Super Bowl Ads
Some Super Bowl commercials are ads. And some are warning shots.
Lyft Appeasing ‘Winter Warriors’ With Swag As Majority Of Citi Bikes Remain Unusable in NYC
Service call? More like service gall.
Promising E-Bike Subsidy Pilot Is Denied Funding By State Agency
New York City's first e-bike subsidy program is stalled after not receiving state funding for implementation.
The Mamdani Effect: Three Delivery Apps Must Pay $5M In Minimum Pay Settlement
A new era: Mayor Mamdani's worker protection department announces new enforcement against UberEats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan for not complying with the minimum pay law.
NJ Pols Want Registration Of Low-Speed E-Bikes, Despite Driver Mayhem
A restrictive e-bike registration bill is one step closer to becoming law in the Garden State.
Mamdani Appoints Pro-Labor Lawyer To Run Worker Protection Agency
"My life's work has been about ensuring that money and power cannot trample the rights and dignity of working people," said the incoming worker's rights commissioner, Sam Levine.









