Corey Johnson
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Corey’s New Ride: Speaker Johnson Has Talked the Talk, Now He’s Biking the Bike
The city's second most powerful official is now the city's First Cyclist.
May 5, 2020
‘Open Streets’ Hearing: DOT and NYPD Have No Plan — And Don’t Like the Council’s
"I'm disappointed," Council Speaker Corey Johnson said.
April 24, 2020
City Council’s ‘Open Streets’ Bill Doesn’t Say Much — But It Doesn’t Have To
The City Council bill that could force the de Blasio administration to open 75 miles of streets to pedestrians and cyclists doesn't say much, but still packs a punch. Here's a preview of Friday's hearing.
April 23, 2020
Advocates and Corey Johnson To Mayor: Here Are The Streets To Close to Cars
Transportation Alternatives and Bike New York are going way further than the mayor will go (obvs).
March 23, 2020
Brooklyn Pol: NYPD Must Include Traffic Crashes In Crime Data
Council Member Mark Treyger wants New York’s Finest to include traffic crashes its world-renowned crime data portal known as CompStat so that crashes are treated with equal seriousness by the NYPD.
March 13, 2020
Scott Stringer Says $11B BQE Tunnel Plan Doesn’t Move City Past Robert Moses Era
The comptroller doesn't like the current (and fancy) plans to fix the highway for two reasons: there'd still be too many cars, and poorer neighborhoods won't benefit.
February 28, 2020
Forgetting Something? Engineers Hired For BQE Advice Didn’t Study Reducing Car Use
You get what you pay for: The engineering firm hired by the Council wasn't asked to consider car-reduction strategies, which is why the firm didn't present any.
February 25, 2020
Corey Johnson Would Consider BQE Teardown — If Someone Presents It
Council Speaker Corey Johnson dismissed simply tearing down the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway — but only, he told Streetsblog on Tuesday, because no one has put forward a "responsible" plan for doing it.
February 25, 2020
ANALYSIS: Corey Johnson’s Two BQE Recommendations Will Enable, Not Break, the Car Culture
Whether it's an $11-billion tunnel or a $3.2-billion highway buried under a park, neither solution to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway reduces car use.
February 24, 2020
Eyes On The Street: Weinstein Case Brings Even More Placard Abuse to Lower Manhattan
The jury is still out in the Harvey Weinstein case — but the verdict is in on the press: guilty of placard abuse on all counts!
February 19, 2020
