Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Marty Golden

State Senate Passes Bill Eliminating Incentive to Leave Scene of Crashes

By Noah Kazis | May 24, 2012 | 7 Comments

If you get drunk, get behind the wheel of a car and get into a crash in New York State, you should flee the scene. Not morally, of course, but legally the repercussions will be less severe. A drunk driver who stays at the scene of a crash can be charged with a felony; sober […]

Marty Golden: Time for Strict Enforcement on Life-Saving Truck Mirrors

By Brad Aaron | Apr 26, 2012 | 4 Comments

An informal survey conducted by the Daily News suggests that many trucking companies and truck drivers are ignoring the state’s four-month-old crossover mirror law, and that police are not enforcing the safety measure. The law requires that trucks weighing over 26,000 pounds that are driven on city streets be equipped with convex, or “crossover,” mirrors, which […]

Challenger Attacks Marty Golden and Senate GOP for Anti-Transit Stance

By Noah Kazis | Mar 16, 2012 | 6 Comments

Andrew Cuomo may have handed continued control of the State Senate to the Republican Party by allowing them to draw their own districts, but 2012 is still an election year. With the Senate leadership’s latest attack on transit funding, they aren’t making it any easier for their New York City candidates to win. In passing a […]

As Dedicated MTA Funds Disappear, Cuomo Still Hasn’t Signed Lockbox Bill

By Noah Kazis | Dec 7, 2011 | 4 Comments

Even as Governor Andrew Cuomo moves to put $320 million in dedicated transit funding in a precarious position, he still hasn’t acted on transit lockbox legislation which would help protect the dedicated funds that remain. The bill, sponsored by Assembly Member James Brennan and Senator Marty Golden, passed both houses of the legislature unanimously last […]

Transit Lockbox Still Alive, Under Threat From GOP Assembly Members

By Noah Kazis | Jun 24, 2011 | 3 Comments

Though the state legislature was expected to work well into the morning last night, dealing with major priorities like rent regulation and gay marriage in addition to lower-profile but still-important bills like the transit funding lockbox, the negotiated deals fell apart and the legislature put off all its business until this morning. The path to […]

Albany Update: Will Any Transpo Bills Make It Out Alive?

By Noah Kazis | May 24, 2011 | No Comments

This year’s legislative session is rapidly coming to a close in Albany. With the state legislature wrapping up its regularly scheduled official business on June 20, the Capitol is entering a period of intense activity as legislators and lobbyists make a final push for their priorities. Albany has some big items on its agenda this […]

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