Issues & Campaigns Archives - Page 9 of 129

Mamdani Uses ‘Sammy’s Law’ To Reduce Speed Limits To 15 MPH At Schools, But Broader Implementation Is Stalled

By the end of this year, 800 more streets in front of New York City public school buildings will get 15-mile-per-hour speed limits, bringing the citywide total to 1,300. It's a start.

Sophia Lebowitz

March 16, 2026

Mamdani Uses ‘Sammy’s Law’ To Reduce Speed Limits To 15 MPH At Schools, But Broader Implementation Is Stalled

Streetsblog NYC |Auto Insurance

Hired Actors, Paid Media: Big Tech Has Already Dumped $8M Into Hochul’s Car Insurance Ploy

Buckets of cash and ads with professional actors are boosting Uber and Hochul's cause.

Kevin Duggan

March 13, 2026

Streetsblog NYC |MTA

New MTA Accessibility Advisory Panel Guidelines Bar Members from ADA Lawsuits

Disability justice advocates the Advisory Committee for Transit Accessibility accused the MTA of marginalizing the panel, which ex-transit boss Andy Byford created in 2019.

Christopher Alvarez

March 13, 2026

Streetsblog NYC |State Legislature

MTA Demands Albany Deal With Toll Evasion Already

A new analysis of toll evasion found that the amount of money owed by drivers who don't pay paper toll invoices has more than doubled since 2022, from $147 million in unpaid tolls to nearly $350 million.