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‘Anti-Car Crusade’: Dinowitzes Slam Bronx Harlem River Greenway Bike Lane Touted by Mayor
The father-son duo are throwing a tantrum over the first leg of Mayor Adams's Harlem River Greenway.
July 8, 2025
Better Red Than Dead: Albany Takes Up Camera Reauthorization, Expansion
If the legislature fails to pass a reauthorization, the city's red light cameras will go dark on Dec. 1. And they caught 700,000 drivers last year.
January 25, 2024
RIVERDALE REBATE! Bronx Drivers Get Free Ride Over Henry Hudson Bridge In Congestion Pricing Carveout
Crossing the Henry Hudson Bridge will be free for Bronx drivers, Assembly Member Jeff Dinowitz announced.
April 17, 2019
Has Congestion Pricing’s Moment Finally Arrived in Albany?
Legislators realize they have to come up with money for transit — or else face the wrath of their constituents.
March 11, 2019
45 Assembly Members Demand a Bus Turnaround Plan From Joe Lhota
In a letter to Lhota today, Assembly corporations and authorities chair Jeff Dinowitz and 44 of his colleagues demand a "comprehensive plan" to fix the bus system "within six months."
August 22, 2017
Transit Riders Need a Crusader in Albany. Is Jeffrey Dinowitz Up For It?
The cratering of NYC transit service has created an opening to solve thorny problems that have become deeply embedded in the MTA over many years. Transit riders need public servants who'll muster every available means to shed more light on the causes of NYC's transit crisis.
July 12, 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
67 State Legislators Tell Cuomo: Speed Up Buses ASAP
A broad coalition of 67 state legislators want Governor Andrew Cuomo to pursue two potentially transformative improvements to NYC's notoriously slow and unreliable bus service.
May 18, 2017
65 Albany Legislators Are Fighting Cuomo’s $65 Million Transit Funding Cut
Governor Cuomo's proposed budget slashes $65 million from the state's general fund contribution to the MTA, breaking a promise he made five years ago. Now a bipartisan group of 65 Albany legislators are calling for those funds to be restored in the final budget.
February 27, 2017
Twenty-One NYC Reps Back Brodsky’s Student Fare Falsehood
On Friday we noted that Assembly Member Richard Brodsky's latest anti-transit argument -- that "the actual cost of free and discounted student fares is close to zero" -- doesn't hold water. A letter from Brodsky addressed to MTA CEO Jay Walder calls for reinstating student MetroCards, laying blame for the program's potential elimination at the MTA's feet while neglecting to mention Albany's leading role in reducing funds for student transport.
February 22, 2010