Joel Rivera
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Legal Double Parking in School Zones — What Is Joel Rivera Thinking?
City Council Member Joel Rivera is taking some heat for a bill that would, in his words, "allow parents to double park when picking up their kids from school [and] not receive a parking ticket.” It's the latest answer to a question no one asked from a council whose raison d'être seems to be absolving city motorists of as many responsibilities as possible.
January 10, 2013
Details Scarce on First Reported Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths of 2013
We have updates on the year's first reported pedestrian and cyclist fatalities, which occurred in Manhattan and the Bronx on January 4 and 5.
January 10, 2013
Rivera: Pricing Still the Way to Go
City Council Member Joel Rivera, whose stance on congestion pricing remained unclear until he voted "Yes" on March 31st, came out as a full-fledged supporter yesterday with an editorial in the Daily News. The Bronx rep added another wrinkle to speculation that pricing might come back:
May 7, 2008