Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elections

On Tuesday Your Vote is Really Going to Count

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 28, 2009 | 3 Comments

We’re off today for Yom Kippur but here’s a reminder: Two important citywide elected positions are going to be decided in tomorrow’s Democratic primary election run-off. David Yassky and John Liu are vying to be New York City’s next Comptroller and Bill de Blasio and Mark Green are running for Public Advocate. Since no serious […]

Bill Thompson Was for Bike Lanes Before He Was Against Them

By Brad Aaron | Sep 22, 2009 | 35 Comments

The current iteration of Grand Street, by most any objective measure, has to be considered a success. In the year since it was reconfigured to host the city’s first parking-protected bike lane, with the blessing of Community Board 2, injuries are down 30 percent, with about 1,000 cyclists using the lane daily. Thompson tells NY1 […]

Bill Thompson: I’ll Rip Out Bike Lanes and “Review” Safer Streets

By Ben Fried | Sep 18, 2009 | 42 Comments

Fact check: The Grand Street bike lane was presented to Manhattan CB2 and won overwhelming support [PDF]. Bill Thompson is making it pretty hard for New Yorkers who care about safe streets to get behind his campaign for mayor. With Tony Avella out of the way, Thompson has no bike lane-bashing rival nipping at his […]

Voters Reject Incumbents in Low Turnout Primary

By Ben Fried | Sep 16, 2009 | 9 Comments

Margaret Chin, rallying an anti-DOT crowd last December, defeated Lower Manhattan council rep Alan Gerson in one of several losses for incumbents yesterday. The biggest news from last night’s primaries has to be the ouster of no fewer than four sitting City Council members in a vote marked by low turnout. A fifth incumbent, Maria […]

Today’s Headlines — NYC Primaries Edition

By Ben Fried | Sep 16, 2009 | 6 Comments

Manhattan’s Next Top Prosecutor Is Cy Vance (NYT, News, Post) Comptroller Grudge Match: Yassky and Liu Headed for Run-Off (NYT, News, Post) Mark Green and Bill de Blasio Will Face Off in Public Advocate Showdown (NYT, News, Post) Meet a few of your (highly probable) new City Council members: Congestion Pricing Champion Brad Lander Tops […]

Election Predictions and Returns: Discuss!

By Brad Aaron | Sep 15, 2009 | 11 Comments

Despite the number of important races to be decided today, signs point to an abysmally low voter turnout. Like many who have reported in, when I voted at around 2:00 this afternoon there was no wait time at my polling place, Good Shepherd Church on Cooper Street in Inwood. Of course, a low turnout makes […]

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