Mark Gjonaj
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To My Bronx Neighbors: Please Don’t Take Our Awesome Open Street Away!
Yes, pro-car Council Member Mark Gjonaj is at it again.
May 15, 2020
Streetsies 2019: The NIMBYs Who Should Move to the Suburbs Already
A rogues gallery of dunderheads tried to impede the movement to make our streets safe. Here are the lowlights.
December 31, 2019
Friday’s Headlines: Rumble in the Bronx Edition
Kids are LITERALLY running for their lives because Bronx drivers are in such a rush. That and the rest of the news to set you up for the weekend.
December 6, 2019
Vision Zero Itself Goes on Trial in the Bronx On Wednesday
The battle over Mayor de Blasio's signature street safety initiative was set in motion last month when a Bronx judge blocked the city from implementing a plan to tame drivers on a 31-block stretch of Morris Park Avenue.
May 28, 2019
Bronx Pol Mark Gjonaj Takes Victory Lap In Stopping Morris Park Avenue ‘Road Diet’
A court has halted the city's plan to fix a dangerous roadway.
May 3, 2019
DOT Will Move Ahead with Ambitious Safety Plan for Bronx Killing Zone
After further review ... the DOT grew a spine on Morris Park Avenue!
December 6, 2018
Here Are the NYC Electeds Who Take Campaign Money From Trash Carters
Private trash haulers have killed at least 16 people walking and biking in NYC since 2012. But some electeds are less worried about the industry’s safety record than sparing waste haulers the effort of reforming their operations.
July 24, 2018
Mark Gjonaj, Who Takes Money From Sanitation Salvage, Goes on TV to Blame the Company’s Victims for Their Own Deaths
If Mayor de Blasio wants to reduce the carnage caused by Sanitation Salvage and other private waste haulers, he can't give in to industry shills like Gjonaj.
July 6, 2018