Melissa Mark-Viverito
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PlaNYC Program Will Bring 1,000 Sleek New Benches to City Sidewalks
Joined by East Harlem seniors, advocates and City Council members, transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today kicked off a program to provide new and improved sidewalk seating.
October 20, 2011
Community Board 11 Approves East Harlem Protected Bike Lanes
The full board of Community Board 11 voted to approve protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues last night. The news was first reported by Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson over Twitter this morning.
September 21, 2011
Protected Bike Lanes Coming to East Harlem, Tweets Mark-Viverito
Could complete streets finally be coming to East Harlem?
August 10, 2011
Everyone’s On Board for East Harlem Bike Lanes — Except NYCDOT
Is there any neighborhood in New York City that has asked for more and received less, in terms of safe street improvements, than East Harlem?
April 29, 2011
Fight for Completed East Side Bike Lanes Comes to City Hall Steps
After rallying on the steps of City Hall this afternoon, Transportation Alternatives delivered 2,500 handwritten letters urging Mayor Bloomberg to complete the protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues. Joined by elected officials and more than forty supporters, T.A. called on Bloomberg to fulfill the promise of safe walking and cycling on Manhattan's East Side and to complete the bike and pedestrian improvements up to 125th Street.
November 10, 2010
How Will NYC’s Progressive Caucus Approach Progressive Transportation?
Last week a group of 12 City Council members announced that they're forming a new bloc, called the progressive caucus, "dedicated to creating a more just and equal New York City." The Times notes that the caucus signifies an unusual development, in that the members came together around shared ideology, not racial or sexual identity.
March 31, 2010
Eight Electeds Back Protected Bike Lanes for Manhattan’s West Side
Several representatives in the City Council and state legislature, as well as Borough President Scott Stringer, have signed on in support of protected bike lanes for Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues.
February 12, 2010
Electeds React: East Side Plan Should Do More for Buses
Elected officials gave plans for redesigning First and Second Avenues positive reviews today, tempered by the desire to improve the initial outline presented by the MTA and NYCDOT. They were faced with a complex project that defies easy categorizations. The proposal unveiled last night would constitute a historic re-purposing of New York City's streets -- but stop short of creating an urban corridor where pedestrians, cyclists, and transit take precedence over the automobile.
January 15, 2010
NYLCV Endorses Safe Streets Foe Alan Gerson for Re-Election
The New York League of Conservation Voters came out with their slate of primary endorsements today. Streetsblog readers may be surprised to see that District 1 incumbent Alan Gerson is one of four City Council candidates in Manhattan to win the environmental group's endorsement.
September 1, 2009