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Insurgents Topple Incumbents in a Democratic Primary That Bodes Well for Congestion Pricing
If Democrats gain even a single State Senate seat in November, the political terrain for congestion pricing will look even better.
September 14, 2018
Corey Johnson Says City May Do Congestion Pricing Without State OK
The speaker of the City Council plots a way forward.
September 7, 2018
Can NYC Council Bill to Create Speed Camera Program Survive Court Challenge?
It is not clear that the City Council can act simply because the state legislature has chosen not to.
August 28, 2018
State Senate District 34 Questionnaires: Alessandra Biaggi vs. Jeff Klein
Streetsblog asks the tough questions about safety, the MTA and whether the candidates bike to work or not.
August 27, 2018
StreetsPAC Slams Marty Golden in List of Primary Endorsements
Either Democrat — Andrew Gounardes or Ross Barkan — would be better than the Bay Ridge Republican, StreetsPAC says.
August 17, 2018
Hit-and-Run Driver Rams Child Riding Bike Near Queens Schools
The victim, an 11-year-old boy, was hospitalized in stable condition. The crash occurred in an area that could have been covered by speed cameras, had Senate Republicans not killed the program.
August 14, 2018
Meet Blake Morris — The Man Who Wants To Take Down Simcha Felder
Can an insurgent beat an entrenched conservative Democrat in a district Donald Trump won in 2016?
August 7, 2018
A Hit-and-Run Driver Killed a Woman in Simcha Felder’s District Two Days After NYC Was Forced to Shut Off Speed Cameras
Felder’s obstructionism on speed cameras may have claimed a victim.
August 3, 2018
Families for Safe Streets Activists are Marching — Well, Walking, Really — All Day Around Marty Golden’s Office
The senator said he supported speed cameras, but didn't do anything to make sure they would continue catching speeders...like him.
August 2, 2018
Actually, Senator Flanagan and His GOP Cronies ARE the Speed Camera Villains
Speed cameras save lives and they didn't want them. Everything else is just Albany spin.
July 31, 2018
