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Which Matters More to Albany: Saving Lives or Collecting Campaign Cash From the PBA?
The largest union representing uniformed NYPD cops is the lone source of organized opposition to the expansion of speed cameras in New York City, and has spent lavishly on campaign contributions to the players in Albany who control the fate of the speed cam bill.
June 19, 2018
If New Yorkers Lose Life-Saving Speed Cameras, Blame Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo could back up public statements of support for automated speed enforcement by pressuring John Flanagan and the State Senate to reauthorize cameras. Instead he's allowed senators to use Simcha Felder's cartoon villainy as an excuse to let the program come dangerously close to extinction.
June 18, 2018
Trauma Doctors vs. The New York State Senate
Staten Island trauma doctors are calling on the State Senate to renew and expand New York City's speed camera program.
June 14, 2018
Cuomo Gets on Board With Speed Camera Expansion
The governor's support could break through the inertia in the State Senate, where speed camera expansion has enough votes to pass but is stalled in committee by Brooklyn's Simcha Felder.
June 7, 2018
Momentum Is Building for More NYC Speed Cameras, and You Can Help
Governor Cuomo and other Albany reps need to hear from New Yorkers who want to see the program expanded.
May 11, 2018
Marty Golden Supports Bill to Double Number of NYC Speed Cameras
State Senator Marty Golden supports the bill to increase the number of speed camera zones in New York City from 140 to 290, his chief of staff said at a rally in Bay Ridge.
May 7, 2018
Sunday: Tell Albany to Let NYC Protect Kids From Speeding Drivers
On Sunday, Transportation Alternatives and Bay Ridge Advocates Keeping Everyone Safe (BRAKES) will lead a rally to call on Albany to authorize more speed cameras for the first time in four years.
May 4, 2018
The Manhattan Assembly Members Who Were MIA on Congestion Pricing
The failure to enact congestion pricing was a setback for the whole city, but no borough got a worse deal than Manhattan. And yet, as this deal was being negotiated, Manhattan elected officials didn't make a peep.
April 16, 2018
Brad Hoylman: Until Albany Passes Congestion Pricing, “We’re Not Going to See Any Reduction in Traffic”
The state senator was the lone Democratic vote against the state budget.
April 9, 2018
Dan Quart: New Taxi Fees Won’t Do Much “Without a Full Congestion Pricing Plan”
Count Assembly Member Dan Quart among the state legislators who aren't satisfied with the taxi and for-hire vehicle fees enacted in Albany's new budget.
April 6, 2018
