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Tell Your Assembly Member to Get Behind Move New York Toll Reform
Assembly Democrats are meeting today to discuss their priorities for next year's legislation session, and StreetsPAC is asking New Yorkers to call their legislators and urge them to sign on to the Move NY toll reform plan.
October 17, 2017
State Lawmakers Are Failing at MTA Oversight
In 2016, neither the Assembly nor the State Senate held a single oversight hearing about the decline of NYC transit service.
September 19, 2017
Drivers Out of Control Near Your Local School? Thank Simcha Felder and Senate Republicans
The streets around NYC schools would be safer this year if not for State Senate Republicans and Simcha Felder, who rejected legislation to double the number of school zones where Albany allows the city to place speed enforcement cameras.
September 7, 2017
Forget Upstate Legislators — Why Don’t NYC Democrats in Albany Advocate for Better Transit?
New York City's own contingent in the state legislature is the bigger stumbling block to better transit.
August 30, 2017
Q&A With Jeff Dinowitz on NYC’s Transit Crisis and What Assembly Dems Are Doing About It
Streetsblog recently spoke to Dinowitz to find out what his constituents are telling him about transit service, how he plans to use his oversight role in the Assembly, and what he thinks must be done to turn around bus and subway service.
July 11, 2017
Thank Simcha Felder and Senate Republicans for Obstructing Life-Saving Speed Cameras
The State Senate bill to expand New York City’s speed camera program did not pass in part because of opposition from Brooklyn rep Simcha Felder, according to a Senate source familiar with the negotiations.
July 5, 2017
Behind Closed Doors, State Senators Sentence New Yorkers to Death by Speeding
A small group of senators reportedly obstructed a vote on a bill that would have expanded New York City's speed camera program, effectively guaranteeing more New Yorkers will be injured and killed by speeding motorists.
June 29, 2017
A Phone Call Today to Your State Senator Could Prevent Deadly Speeding and Save Lives
Tomorrow the State Senate can make up for its inaction during the regular 2017 legislative session and vote to expand New York City's automated enforcement program, but it won't happen without public pressure.
June 27, 2017
On Transit and Street Safety, Albany Laid a Goose Egg in 2017
Back in February we asked safe streets and transit advocates what they wanted to see state legislators get done in 2017. The session has now come and gone, and lawmakers have delivered on none of those initiatives. Here's our recap of Albany's 2017 so far. Read it and weep.
June 26, 2017
State Senate Fails to Act After Assembly Approves Speed Camera Expansion
The State Senate adjourned its 2017 session last night without taking action on a bill to expand the use of speed cameras near schools.
June 22, 2017
