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YOU ASKED FOR IT! The Albany Report Card for a Failing Legislative Session
Albany gets an F.
June 21, 2021
SHAME! State Lawmakers Leave Town Without Passing Key Safety Bills
Safe streets advocates feel abandoned after state lawmakers left Albany on Friday without passing a slate of bills aimed to save children, protect cyclists and make streets more livable.
June 12, 2021
Lawmakers Continue To Stall on Bills To Keep Pedestrians, Cyclists Safe
Top state lawmakers have struck out on a package of pending street safety bills, and today is the last chance for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to grab a bat and get in the game.
June 10, 2021
Will State Legislators Block Cuomo’s Unchecked MTA Power?
Transit and transparency activists want legislators to finally overturn Executive Order 168, an edict that Gov. Cuomo issued in 2017 that declared the subway system an official disaster area, and has renewed every month for 49 consecutive months.
June 10, 2021
SAFETY LAST: Albany Pols Stall on Package of Bills to Make Roadways Safer
Albany has served up a nothingburger for dessert.
June 4, 2021
Legislators Counter Flailing Cuomo’s $145M MTA Raid With Better Idea: $0 MTA Raid
The state legislature moved quickly to take advantage of Gov. Cuomo's weakened position, delivering its own budget proposal on Sunday that undoes Cuomo's proposed $145-million raid on MTA operating funds.
March 16, 2021
State Lawmakers Propose Giving Cyclists A Voice at the Car-Loving MTA
Advocates think an advisory panel could pave the way for change.
March 8, 2021
State Senator Pushing ‘Idaho Stop’ Legalization Bill
An upstate State Senator has introduced a bill that would allow cyclists to slow-roll through stop signs and go through red lights after a quick full stop.
January 11, 2021
OPINION: To Save the Subway, Tax the Ultra-Wealthy
New York needs to make the billionaires who disproportionately benefit from government to pay their fair share, a lawmaker argues.
November 26, 2020
Brooklyn Pol: NYS Should Subsidize E-Bike Purchases to Wean Society Off Cars
Assembly Member Bobby Carroll wants the state to expand its electric car subsidy program to include electric bikes.
September 18, 2020
