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The Albany Report Card: A Scoundrel’s ‘F’
This year's overall legislative session was one of the worst on record from a livable streets and street safety perspective — and it's mostly due to one man.
June 13, 2023
Day 3: These Hunger Strikers aren’t Paid Lobbyists — But Albany Can’t Tell the Difference
“They are putting every barrier in our way to not have to face us directly and look us in the eye and then make an unconscionable decision. This is Albany at its worst,” said Amy Cohen.
June 8, 2023
Hunger Strike Day 2: Gov. Hochul is ‘Sympathetic,’ But Won’t Pressure Heastie on Sammy’s Law
The governor expressed sympathy for the mothers who are holding a hunger strike to protest the Assembly’s inaction on Sammy’s Law — but she declined to condemn the body's leader, Speaker Carl Heastie.
June 7, 2023
‘Sammy’s Law’ Hunger Strike Begins at State Capitol
Two mothers whose children were killed by reckless drivers have begun a hunger strike that they'll continue until Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) brings to the floor a long-stalled bill that would allow New York City to set its own speed limits.
June 6, 2023
Supporters of Sammy’s Law Rally Heastie and Share Frustrations About Assembly’s Inaction on Speed Limit Reduction
Members of Families for Safe Streets rallied on Monday outside of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie's office to demand he pass a bill that would allow New York City to set its own speed limits, and expressed confusion as to why the speaker had reportedly stalled the widely supported legislation.
June 5, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Sammy’s Law’ Momentum in Albany Edition
The effort to allow New York City to set speed limits below 25 miles per hour has a new backer. Plus other news.
May 24, 2023
Speaker Adams Still Won’t Come Out in Support of Sammy’s Law
Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez (D-Williamsburg) introduced a resolution on Tuesday calling on the state legislature to pass Sammy’s Law — a resolution that is a first step in securing the required “home rule” message to be sent to Albany legislators.
April 12, 2023
Analysis: Hochul Turns Her Back on Transit Riders With Her MTA Budget
Gov. Hochul's budget not only asks city residents to cover the largest chunk of the MTA's budget gap, but does so in part by continuing long-running practices that essentially under-fund the MTA by millions of dollars each year.
March 3, 2023
SAFETY LAST: DOT Under Fire to Finish Ninth Street Redesign after Sixth Fatality in 18 Years
The city is once again under fire for a death on a roadway that it failed to redesign for safety.
January 12, 2023
State of the State: Hochul Seeks to Let New York City Lower its Speed Limits
Gov. Hochul has fully endorsed a state legislative effort to allow New York City to set — and reduce — its own speed limits, announcing in her State of the State address on Tuesday that she will introduce her own version of the existing "Sammy's Law" bill that the legislature has failed to pass previously.
January 10, 2023
