Ritchie Torres
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Bucking de Blasio, Speaker Candidates Support Congestion Pricing
Mayor de Blasio is pulling out all the stops to frame congestion pricing as a "regressive tax," even though low-income New Yorkers stand to gain enormously. Not a single contender for council speaker is on the same page as the mayor. In a debate hosted by Crain's this morning, they all signaled support for congestion pricing, with a few caveats.
November 1, 2017
Ritchie Torres Secures $12.3 Million for Bronx River Greenway Link
The project will fill in a missing link in the Bronx River Greenway between Starlight Park and Bronx River Park, while creating safer crossings at three complex intersections.
January 12, 2017
Torres: DOT “Abdicating Its Public Safety Function” to Community Boards
Council Member Ritchie Torres has a proposal to survey community board demographics in an effort to promote more accurate and diverse representation. Among other information, the survey would reveal the share of community board members who own cars, which tends to be much higher than car ownership among the general public.
January 14, 2016
Most New Yorkers Don’t Own Cars. Do Community Boards Reflect That?
Most households in New York City, about 56 percent, don't own cars. But if you've ever attended a community board meeting about redesigning a street, you might have come away thinking that car storage is the single most important function our streets serve.
January 11, 2016