Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Charles Schumer

WPIX Long Island Reporter Rob Hoell Eats Marcia Kramer’s Lunch

By Ben Fried | Feb 17, 2011 | 15 Comments

Here’s the piece about the Prospect Park West bike lane that ran on the Channel 11 News last night. While it would have been great to see more of the data showing the success of the redesign, WPIX Long Island reporter Rob Hoell gets a lot of the good political details into the segment: The […]

Chuck Schumer’s Office Has No Comment on Prospect Park West

By Noah Kazis | Feb 16, 2011 | 18 Comments

Streetsblog has contacted Senator Chuck Schumer’s press office twice asking for comment on the Prospect Park West bike lane and received no reply. Reports have recently surfaced personally tying Schumer to efforts to reverse the Prospect Park West redesign, which enjoys broad popular support according to a web survey of nearly 3,000 Brooklynites. Schumer’s wife, […]

Have You Seen the Latest Marcia Kramer Segment on Prospect Park West?

By Ben Fried | Feb 14, 2011 | 66 Comments

Hey, have you seen Marcia Kramer’s latest segment about Prospect Park West? It’s at least her third piece on a single Brooklyn bike lane in the last year. You can tell she’s had some practice — take a look (sorry about the minivan ad you’ll have to sit through first): If you only got your […]

What Happens When Senator Chuck Schumer Doesn’t Like the New Bike Lane?

By Ben Fried | Feb 7, 2011 | 42 Comments

United States Senator and Prospect Park West resident Chuck Schumer opposes the two-way, protected bike path in front of his home and has spoken privately with City Council members to discuss “what they’re going to do about [this and other] bike lanes,” the Post’s David Seifman reported this weekend. The Seifman report is the first […]

Inside the Rail Worker Disability Program That Never Says “No”

By Elana Schor | Oct 9, 2009 | 2 Comments

Independent auditors at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have just released the results of their lengthy investigation of the Railroad Retirement Board, the federal agency that evaluates disability claims by commuter railroad workers — and has historically approved more than 99 percent of them. Photo: NYT The New York Times obtained an early copy of […]

Is “Cash for Clunkers” a Good Idea, Ever?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 7, 2009 | 22 Comments

Photo: bondidwhat/Flickr The New York Times today endorsed a bill from Senator Chuck Schumer, and its companion in the House, co-sponsored by Long Island Democrat Steve Israel, which would offer up to $4,000 in vouchers to drivers who give up their gas guzzlers (averaging 18 miles-per-gallon or worse) in exchange for "a new or used […]

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