Margaret Chin
Streetsblog Basics
Sanitation Dept. Urged to Get Garbage out of Pedestrians’ Way
Nineteen months after 'Clean Curbs" was announced with great fanfare, not a container has been sited anywhere. The next mayor ought to get cracking.
October 8, 2021
DECISION 2021: Nine Candidates Vie To Represent Lower Manhattan
There's a rock ’em sock ’em Democratic primary to represent the oldest part of the city — which presents candidates with some thorny street-safety issues.
May 7, 2021
Opinion: Time To Protect the City’s Street Vendors
The pandemic has hurt these mostly immigrant small businesses, which have always faced discriminatory enforcement. The administration must step up with law, open streets and policy.
July 29, 2020
STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION! City Mulls Protected Bike Lanes on Lower East Side
Move would create alternative routes as the East Side Greenway is closed for flood protection.
November 15, 2019
Council Members To DOT: How About Those Brooklyn Bridge Upgrades?
"Efforts to abate crowding and improve the experience for cyclists and pedestrians on the promenade have not been noticeable," a trio of pols wrote.
June 27, 2019
Council Member Chin: Charging an Extra $.50 or $1 for Parking Will Ruin Chinatown
It's the same old story, but it's still not true: Low-cost parking is not essential to help small businesses.
March 12, 2019
Council Member Margaret Chin on Her Fight Alongside Delivery Workers
Where the NYPD sees a traffic safety threat, this council member sees a fight for basic decency.
August 7, 2018
Delivery Workers Say de Blasio’s Proposed E-Bike Rules Won’t Help Them
The de Blasio administration wants to clarify language permitting pedal-assist e-bikes, which most delivery workers don't use.
May 14, 2018
Hundreds of Delivery Workers Rally Against de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown
More than 200 people, including many delivery workers, took to the steps of City Hall this morning to call on Mayor de Blasio to nix a police crackdown on electric bicycles planned to begin next month.
December 18, 2017
TA Celebrates Manhattan’s New Bike Lanes With Local Electeds
Advocates won some hard-fought battles for safer bike infrastructure this year, and on Sunday they celebrated with a ride on Manhattan's newest protected bike lanes, starting at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge and ending at Amsterdam Avenue and West 105th Street, thanking supporters along the way.
November 15, 2016
