Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Christine Quinn

Congestion Pricing: What’s the Deal?

By John Kaehny | | 32 Comments
Nobody knows whether the convoluted and difficult congestion pricing "deal" reached by political leaders yesterday will actually result in anything. The deal is complex even by Albany standards. A few things, however, are clear: Mayor Bloomberg does not have a "green light" to move forward with congestion pricing, nor has he been granted any new […]

Electeds React to Congestion Pricing

By Brad Aaron | | 19 Comments
Forty-eight hours in, here is what some elected officials are saying about PlaNYC and congestion pricing. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver: Well, I think it’s a very complicated issue, but, you know, we’ll need to look at it and discuss it with the mayor and discuss it with the members of the conference. The concept of […]

Pedi Politics

By Aaron Naparstek | | 6 Comments
On Monday, April 23, the day after Earth Day and the Mayor’s Long-Term Sustainability speech, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn plans to hold a decisive vote on Intro. 331-A, a law limiting and restricting pedicabs. Mayor Bloomberg vetoed the bill but rather than going back and trying to improve the legislation by, say, simply increasing […]

Quinn’s Pedicab Problem: Personal or Political?

By Brad Aaron | | 9 Comments
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is reportedly pressuring — some might say coercing — council members into backing her effort to override of Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of stringent pedicab restrictions. Tony Avella of Queens talked to the Sun about Quinn’s anti-pedicab campaign among council members. Mr. Avella said his colleagues are following Ms. Quinn’s wishes […]
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