Long Island
Streetsblog Basics
Budget Woes Force MTA To Cut More Than Half of All LI Bus Lines
Nassau County's unwillingness to pay for its own buses is ending in disaster for Long Island Bus riders. The MTA has announced that it plans to cut 25 of the 48 LI Bus lines and axe weekend service on two more.
March 2, 2011
Long Island Towns Pursue Complete Streets Despite Assembly Stalling
New York State still lacks a complete streets law, despite the bill's overwhelming passage through the State Senate and the support of the Assembly's Transportation Committee. After a series of amendments in June, the Assembly bill now matches the stronger Senate version, but is stuck in the Ways and Means Committee, chaired by Upper Manhattan rep Herman "Denny" Farrell.
July 27, 2010
Bill Targeting Drivers With Suspended Licenses Gains Steam
Last January, Alexander Aponte struck and killed nine-year-old Ibrihim Ahmed in Ozone Park while driving with a suspended license. He was charged with a misdemeanor -- driving without a license -- that carried a maximum penalty of $500 and/or 30 days in prison. The Queens DA's office said prosecutors couldn't levy more serious charges unless Albany rewrote the laws.
March 15, 2010
Maureen McCormick: How Nassau Got Serious About Traffic Crime
In part our interview with veteran vehicular crimes prosecutor Maureen McCormick, the former Brooklyn ADA, now with Nassau County, offers insight into the state of traffic justice in New York State, and describes how she and others in the prosecutorial community are working to strengthen laws that deal with negligent drivers.
April 2, 2009
Support for Pricing From Nassau Dem Michelle Schimel
While many of her colleagues are hoping to avoid taking a stand on congestion pricing by urging Speaker Sheldon Silver to kill the plan without a vote, Nassau County Assembly Democrat Michelle Schimel has come out strongly in favor with an editorial in the Great Neck Record:
April 7, 2008
The Rumble Underfoot at 60th Street
MTA Deputy Director of Media Relations, Jeremy Soffin, sends this along:
December 5, 2007
Pricing Hearings Begin With Away Double-Header
The first hearings conducted by the New York City Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission were held yesterday, with one in White Plains and another at Hofstra University.
October 25, 2007
The ‘Burbs: Extremely Safe or Especially Dangerous?
Long Island is safe. So safe that police recruits are flocking to the island's two counties, according to an article in last Tuesday's New York Times:
May 30, 2007