Antonio Reynoso
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Brooklyn CB 1 Wants to Delay Metropolitan Ave Bridge Bike Lane Some More
On Wednesday night, Brooklyn Community Board 1 voted 18 to 8 against a DOT plan to add a bike lane connecting Bushwick and Ridgewood via the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. Technically, the board voted against making a recommendation on the project, but after two years of deliberation already, the decision to withhold an endorsement is tantamount to opposition.
September 16, 2016
Reynoso Tells DOT: Grand Street Needs a Safer Bike Lane ASAP
Council Member Antonio Reynoso today urged DOT to upgrade the bike lanes on the Grand Street in North Brooklyn. The existing painted lanes did not protect Matthew von Ohlen, who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in July.
September 6, 2016
Six City Council Members Endorse de Blasio Trash Hauling Reforms
A group of City Council members has endorsed Mayor de Blasio's plan to reform the way commercial waste is collected.
August 23, 2016
Matt von Ohlen’s Friends and Family Call for Grand Street Protected Lane
The family and friends of Matthew von Ohlen pleaded with Brooklyn Community Board 1 to support a protected bike lane on Williamsburg's Grand Street, where the 35-year-old was killed while biking by a hit-and-run driver on July 3.
August 10, 2016
Antonio Reynoso: DOT Should Forge Ahead With Myrtle-Wyckoff Plaza
Council Member Antonio Reynoso wants DOT to move forward with its safety plan at the busy Myrtle-Wyckoff transit hub, with or without the endorsement of the local community board.
June 21, 2016
Antonio Reynoso: Let’s Talk About Bike Laws That Make Sense for NYC Streets
Get one thing straight: Council Member Antonio Reynoso doesn't want to allow bicyclists to blow through red lights. What Reynoso does want are traffic laws that acknowledge the considerable differences between cars and bikes, and set expectations accordingly.
November 24, 2015
City Council Regresses on Street Safety, Weighs Fines for Cyclists
Less than a year ago, the City Council overwhelmingly passed a raft of bills designed to protect New Yorkers from reckless driving. Was it the beginning of a new era, where street safety is taken seriously by city legislators, or was it a fluke? The council could go either way, based on a transportation committee hearing today that considered a new bill to fight the phantom menace of cyclists on cell phones.
April 15, 2015
Electeds Want MTA Onboard With Vision Zero After Latest Pedestrian Death
Electeds and advocates called for changes at the MTA and for Mayor de Blasio to focus street safety resources on northern Brooklyn after another pedestrian was killed by a bus driver this weekend.
March 3, 2014
Restricting Housing Near Transit Won’t Make NYC More Affordable
Weeks into his first term on the City Council, Antonio Reynoso is beginning to negotiate the tricky politics of housing and development in the neighborhoods he represents. So far, it's tough to decipher whether his office will support the construction of walkable, transit-accessible housing that New York needs in order to keep the cost of living from spiraling out of control.
February 3, 2014