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Drunk Drivers Who Kill Could Be Paying for their Crime for Almost 20 Years
July 8, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: Profiting Off Placard Abuse Edition
That Andrew Gounardes — he's always thinking. Plus other news.
July 6, 2022
Anatomy of a Sausage: How a Great Bill Got Gutted in Albany’s Mediocrity Factory
The result, though, is a watered-down bill that shelved tools to rein in reckless drivers that its sponsors Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Deborah Glick said would be transformative.
May 23, 2022
Albany Deal Extends Speed Cameras, But Sacrifices the Bill’s Boldest Provisions
Albany lawmakers on Thursday afternoon reached a deal to renew and expand the city’s speed camera program, keeping them on 24/7 — but the deal was reached only after key provisions of the bill that would help keep reckless drivers off the road were gutted by state lawmakers.
May 19, 2022
ALBANY NOTEBOOK: Mayor Treks Upstate, But Speed Cameras are Still at Risk of Expiring
Mayor Adams made another trip up to Albany on Tuesday, but barely, if at all, pushed legislators to support a bill that would renew and expand speed cameras — a self-proclaimed priority of his own administration.
May 18, 2022
Not Just Albany: Council Members Also Wary on Speed Cameras … Unless Mayor Allocates Money to their Districts
Mayor Adams is facing a mini revolt in the East Wing of City Hall, where some Council members want speed camera money spent in their districts.
May 16, 2022
Let’s Face It, ‘Home Rule’ on Speed Cameras is Dead — Blame Focuses on City Hall
Mayor Adams will not get what he claims he wants from the state legislature this year — city control of the speed- and red-light camera programs — a devastating blow to advocates' dream of no longer having to beg Albany to reauthorize the life-saving system every few years.
May 11, 2022
Who Wants To Give The MTA Half A Billion Dollars?
Is the MTA in financial trouble or not? Yes.
January 28, 2022
Brooklyn Pol Pushes Bill to Require MTA’s OMNY to Serve Poorer Riders Now
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes wants the OMNY system to stop charging straphangers for fares once they've paid the same amount as a weekly or monthly pass — a well-established "unlimited ride" concept known as fare-capping.
October 28, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: New York Needs SUV Ratings — Now
The assault vehicles killing our children and seniors require a warning label, argues State Sen. Andrew Gounardes.
October 18, 2021
