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Brooklyn CB 1, CM Levin, Beep All Demand Less Parking at New Domino
In an unusual turn of events, two Brooklyn politicians and one community board are pushing for less off-street parking at the New Domino development proposed for the Williamsburg waterfront. City Council Member Steve Levin and Borough President Marty Markowitz have recently bolstered a resolution from CB 1 calling for hundreds of fewer parking spaces.
April 30, 2010
Reality Check: A Small Fraction of NYC Streets Have Bike Lanes
Cross motorhead journo Marcia Kramer with sidewalk-hogging Brooklyn Beep Marty Markowitz and this is the unholy offspring that you get: A skewed news segment on the proposed Prospect Park West bike lane, where facts don't matter and wild assumptions go unchallenged.
April 14, 2010
Memo to Marty: Let’s Go Ahead and “Balance Out” Prospect Park West
Today's Andrea Bernstein interview with Marty Markowitz (transcript here) is a must-read if you want to get inside the head of the Brooklyn Beep and see the borough through the tint of his windshield.
April 12, 2010
Marty Markowitz Derails Prospect Park West Bike Lane — For How Long?
A city plan designed to make Prospect Park West safer and more accessible for cyclists and pedestrians has not materialized months after its promised delivery date, the Brooklyn Paper reports, and Brooklynites have Marty Markowitz to thank for it.
January 25, 2010
With (Facebook) Friends Like These …
Make drivers chip in for transit? OMG, right?
November 13, 2008
Car-Free Prospect Park Rally Today; Markowitz Not Expected to Attend
If you'll be in Lower Manhattan this afternoon, don't forget today's action by Prospect Park Youth Advocates, who will be delivering postcards to City Hall signed by thousands of New Yorkers who'd like to see the Brooklyn park go car-free. Though Mayor Bloomberg seems to be keeping an open mind on the issue, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is not impressed. Reports the Daily News:
September 15, 2008
Will Congestion Pricing Make or Break Mayoral Campaigns?
While we wait to see what happens, or doesn't happen, today in Albany, New York Magazine takes a look at four mayoral aspirants and how their positions on congestion pricing may affect their chances of succeeding Michael Bloomberg.
April 7, 2008
Q Poll: New Yorkers Favor Pricing as Transit Funding Source
A Quinnipiac Poll released today shows once again that New Yorkers are decidedly in favor of congestion pricing with revenues allocated for mass transit. The latest numbers indicate 59 percent approval vs. 38 percent opposed.
March 13, 2008
New York Can Do Better Than the “New Fourth Avenue”
New developments on Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue like the Crest have turned their back on the public realm.
February 6, 2008
Illegal Parking Now “Legal” for Marty Markowitz
Yesterday we wondered if the city might be convinced to reconcile its vision of a sustainable city with its anti-urban parking policies. We'll mark this one in the "no" column.
January 16, 2008