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Tag Archives: Bill de Blasio
New safe-streets group brings “the moral imperative to act”
On Sunday, those who have lost the most as a result of traffic violence came together to fight for safer streets in New York City. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets
Tagged Allison Liao, Amy Cohen, Amy Liao, Bill de Blasio, City Hall, Cooper Stock, Dana Lerner, David Sheppard, Ella Bandes, Families for Safe Streets, Gary Eckstein, Greg Thompson Jr, Hsi-Pei Liao, Judith Kottick, livable streets, Mathieu Lefevre, Renee Thompson, Sammy Cohen Eckstein, Sonya Powell, speedgate, Vision Zero
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Celebrating Vision Zero, advocates inaugurate a new era for livable streets
Parents, children, and other members of the community gathered outside City Hall Park on New Year’s Day to hold an inauguration of their own: the beginning of Vision Zero. Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Safe Streets
Tagged Allison Liao, Amy Cohen, Amy Tam-Liao, Bill de Blasio, Brad Lander, Department of Transportation, Eric McClure, Gary Eckstein, home rule, Hsi-Pei Liao, InaugNYC, Mark Weprin, Polly Trottenberg, safe streets, Sammy Cohen Eckstein, speed cameras, Vision Zero
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High turnout at the inaugural Park Slope Street Safety Partnership meeting
In the wake of the death of Samuel Cohen Eckstein, a new group of community organizations, government agencies, and public officials has come together to make Park Slope’s streets safer. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets
Tagged 78th Precinct, Bill de Blasio, Brad Lander, Department of Transportation, Eric McClure, Letitia James, Lucian Merryweather, Michael Ameri, New York City, NYPD, Park Slope Brooklyn, Park Slope Civic Council, Park Slope Neighbors, Park Slope Parents, Park Slope Street Safety Partnership, safe streets, Sammy Cohen Eckstein, Tish James, Vision Zero
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Remember to vote today!
It’s Election Day! Get out there and cast your vote for the same people you did in the primaries (I hope): Bill de Blasio for Mayor, Letitia “Tish” James for Public Advocate, Scott Stringer for Comptroller, and Ken Thompson for … Continue reading
Happy Primary Day
A reminder to get out and vote, assuming you’re registered with a political party. Continue reading
For whom I’m pulling the lever – literally – on Tuesday (part 2)
My choices for Public Advocate and Mayor in next week’s Democratic primary. Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2013 New York City Democratic primary, Anthony Weiner, Bill de Blasio, Bill Thompson, Christine Quinn, East Side Blueway, John Liu, Letitia James, Long Island College Hospital, Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, NYC2013, Public Advocate, safe streets, Sal Albanese, Select Bus Service, StreetsPAC, voting levers
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