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Wednesday’s Headlines: You Want to be a Council Member Edition?
Mayor de Blasio set the special election for April 28 to pick someone to replace Council Member Rafael Espinal, who resigned. Plus the other news from a slow day.
January 29, 2020
City Council Could Make Gov. Cuomo Irrelevant in E-Bike Debate
City Council Member Rafael Espinal says he will press ahead with his bill to not only legalize the currently illegal throttle-controlled e-bikes that delivery workers favor.
December 17, 2019
Council: Cuomo’s L-Train Bombshell Should Not Also Kill Bus and Bike Improvements
Just because the governor bigfooted Andy Byford doesn't mean Brooklyn and Manhattan shouldn't get their bike lanes and their bus improvements!
January 3, 2019
Council Speaker Johnson: E-Bikes and E-Scooters Need State OK (But He May Be Wrong!)
Oops — suddenly New York City's big dreams of an e-scooter revolution may need Albany's OK.
January 3, 2019
City Council E-Bike/E-Scooter Legislation: What You Need to Know
The legislative package unveiled Wednesday by Council Members Rafael Espinal and colleagues comprises four bills. Here's our primer.
November 29, 2018
Dilan, Espinal Oppose Plan to Eliminate Deadly Turn From MTA Bus Routes
After turning bus drivers twice struck and killed pedestrians at a complex intersection on the border of Bushwick and Ridgewood, the MTA proposed a change that eliminates a deadly turn from two bus routes. The plan has been under consideration for months and is set to go into effect Sunday. But Council Member Rafael Espinal and State Senator Martin Malave Dilan are trying to stop it after nearby residents complained about the prospect of buses traveling on their street.
June 26, 2015