Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about State Legislature

Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks with the family of Noshat Nahian, an 8-year-old killed while walking to school last month. Photo: NYC Mayor's Office

At Vision Zero Symposium, de Blasio Says He’ll Push Albany for More School Speed Cameras

By David Meyer | May 3, 2017 | 3 Comments

Addressing Transportation Alternatives' Vision Zero Cities conference this morning, Mayor de Blasio restated his intent to expand the city's speed enforcement camera program this year, which requires approval from Albany.

No more! NYPD's e-bike seizures impose a heavy cost on low-wage delivery workers. Photo: NYPD

When Will Albany Finally Legalize Electric-Assist Bicycles?

By David Meyer | Apr 11, 2017 | 32 Comments

E-bikes are everywhere on NYC streets, and delivery workers, especially, rely on them. But they have never been legal in New York despite 2002 federal legislation classifying electric bikes of certain speeds as regular bicycles.

Albany’s Three Men in a Room Squash Transparency Measures in Statewide Uber Bill

By David Meyer | Apr 11, 2017 | 1 Comment

The budget deal Albany reached over the weekend includes the legalization of "transportation network companies" like Uber outside of New York City, but not the transparency measures advocates had called for.

Governor Cuomo's budget pinches pennies for the MTA while lavishing funds on widening the Van Wyck.

Cuomo’s Budget Extender Is a Big Slap in the Face to Transit Riders

By David Meyer | Apr 7, 2017 | 2 Comments

New York derives much of its economic strengths from the city's subways and buses. Instead of using his budget to ensure that these systems can continue to support jobs and growth, Cuomo is drawing down support for transit so he can make splashy announcements about airports, highways, and convention centers.

Unlicensed truck driver Mauricio Osorio-Palominos killed 8-year-old Noshat Nahian on Northern Boulevard in 2013. He was charged with third degree aggravated unlicensed operation, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and a $500 fine. Image: WNBC via Daily News

Unlicensed Drivers Keep Killing and Injuring New Yorkers — Time for Albany to Act

By Brad Aaron | Apr 5, 2017 | 4 Comments

The default charge for killing someone while driving without a license is the same one NYPD and DAs apply when an unlicensed driver fails to signal a turn.

Assembly Member Nicole Malliotakis says speed cameras are a revenue scam. These kids beg to differ. Photo: Brad Aaron

Speed Cameras Have Saved Lives in NYC, But to Nicole Malliotakis, They’re a “Gimmick”

By Brad Aaron | Mar 22, 2017 | 12 Comments

To hear Malliotakis tell it, the safety benefits of speed cameras are a smoke screen, calling them "a gimmick to raise revenue for the city." And you thought you'd heard the last of the old cameras-as-revenue-scam canard.

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