Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council

NYC’s New Council Speaker Is Melissa Mark-Viverito

By Ben Fried | Jan 8, 2014 | No Comments

Melissa Mark-Viverito will serve as the next New York City Council speaker following a vote today by her peers in the council. She now holds the second most powerful position in New York City politics, after the mayor himself, and will set the agenda for the City Council for the next four years. The vote was […]

Koo Will Try Override After Bloomberg Vetoes NYPD Hit-and-Run Bill

By Brad Aaron | Jan 7, 2014 | 1 Comment

As one of his last acts in office, Mayor Michael Bloomberg vetoed a bill that would have required NYPD to report to the City Council and the public on hit-and-run crashes. With lead sponsor Leroy Comrie also gone from City Hall, Council Member Peter Koo plans to marshal an effort to override the veto. Intro […]

Council Passes Hit-and-Run Bill; Greenfield Tables Speed Limit Legislation

By Brad Aaron | Dec 20, 2013 | 8 Comments

The City Council yesterday passed legislation requiring NYPD to post regular reports on the most serious hit-and-run crashes, while a bill to lower speed limits on certain streets has been set aside until next year. The hit-and-run bill would mandate that NYPD report in writing quarterly on the total number of “critical injury” hit-and-run crashes, […]

Council Transpo Committee Passes NYPD Hit-and-Run Transparency Bill

By Brad Aaron and Stephen Miller | Dec 18, 2013 | 4 Comments

The City Council transportation committee passed a bill today that would require NYPD to issue quarterly reports on hit-and-run crashes and investigations. Originally, Intro 1055 would have had NYPD report to the council every two years on hit-and-runs resulting in serious injury or death. The language of the bill was tightened after sponsor Leroy Comrie and other committee members […]

Ray Kelly Sees Value in Mapping Car Thefts, But Not Car Crashes

By Brad Aaron | Dec 10, 2013 | 1 Comment

A couple of months ago, NYPD brass told the City Council that it would be useless for the department to map where people are being killed and injured by motorists. On the other hand, Commissioner Ray Kelly believes the public will benefit from knowing where cars are being stolen. The council succeeded this week in […]

City: Recycling Plastic Foam Would Add 1,000 Deadly Trucks to NYC Streets

By Brad Aaron | Dec 9, 2013 | 12 Comments

Sanitation truck drivers are among the most dangerous to NYC pedestrians and cyclists, and two City Council bills that could lead to recycling — rather than banning — plastic-foam containers may end up putting 1,000 more trash haulers on city streets. Mayor Bloomberg wants to stop the use of polystyrene foam food and drink containers, as they […]

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