Domenic Recchia
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Vacca Looks to Squeeze $ From Bikes, But Won’t Touch the Price of Parking
The headline from today's City Council transportation committee oversight hearing was Janette Sadik-Khan's announcement that the official launch date for Citi Bike is Memorial Day. Meanwhile, for Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca, it was another occasion to flail at bikes and defend cheap parking under the guise of holding a budget hearing.
May 9, 2013
Domenic Recchia: There’s a Place For Bike Lanes, But I’m Not Telling Where
"I'm not against bike lanes," City Council Member Domenic Recchia told the New York Times after forcing DOT to scrap plans for a four-mile painted bike lane along Bay Ridge Parkway two weeks ago. "I believe there's a place for them."
April 27, 2011