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Attention Albany: NYC’s First Traffic Death of 2018 Was a Brutal Hit-and-Run. Do Something.
Jun Sum Yim, 77, was hit in the 109th Precinct, in Flushing. State lawmakers have repeatedly failed to fix laws that give drivers an incentive to flee after a serious crash.
January 11, 2018
Justice for Victims of Hit-and-Run Drivers in New York Shouldn’t Be So Rare
Albany has to stop dithering and give prosecutors adequate tools to hold hit-and-run drivers accountable -- and prosecutors must be more willing to pursue cases.
October 25, 2017
Tell Your Assembly Member to Get Behind Move New York Toll Reform
Assembly Democrats are meeting today to discuss their priorities for next year's legislation session, and StreetsPAC is asking New Yorkers to call their legislators and urge them to sign on to the Move NY toll reform plan.
October 17, 2017
State Lawmakers Are Failing at MTA Oversight
In 2016, neither the Assembly nor the State Senate held a single oversight hearing about the decline of NYC transit service.
September 19, 2017
Drivers Out of Control Near Your Local School? Thank Simcha Felder and Senate Republicans
The streets around NYC schools would be safer this year if not for State Senate Republicans and Simcha Felder, who rejected legislation to double the number of school zones where Albany allows the city to place speed enforcement cameras.
September 7, 2017
Forget Upstate Legislators — Why Don’t NYC Democrats in Albany Advocate for Better Transit?
New York City's own contingent in the state legislature is the bigger stumbling block to better transit.
August 30, 2017
Q&A With Jeff Dinowitz on NYC’s Transit Crisis and What Assembly Dems Are Doing About It
Streetsblog recently spoke to Dinowitz to find out what his constituents are telling him about transit service, how he plans to use his oversight role in the Assembly, and what he thinks must be done to turn around bus and subway service.
July 11, 2017
Thank Simcha Felder and Senate Republicans for Obstructing Life-Saving Speed Cameras
The State Senate bill to expand New York City’s speed camera program did not pass in part because of opposition from Brooklyn rep Simcha Felder, according to a Senate source familiar with the negotiations.
July 5, 2017
Behind Closed Doors, State Senators Sentence New Yorkers to Death by Speeding
A small group of senators reportedly obstructed a vote on a bill that would have expanded New York City's speed camera program, effectively guaranteeing more New Yorkers will be injured and killed by speeding motorists.
June 29, 2017
A Phone Call Today to Your State Senator Could Prevent Deadly Speeding and Save Lives
Tomorrow the State Senate can make up for its inaction during the regular 2017 legislative session and vote to expand New York City's automated enforcement program, but it won't happen without public pressure.
June 27, 2017
