Alex Morano

Hundreds of Community Groups — From the Conservatives to the Socialists! — Demand Daylighting - Streetsblog New York City Two hundred New York City groups joined calls to ban parking at corners in order to improve safety and visibility, also known as daylighting.

Daylighting is common sense! I don't know that so many diverse groups have ever been in agreement about something like this. @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social it is time to pass Intro 1138! @cmjuliewon.bsky.social
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Cities are booming with bikes — and getting safer and cleaner Protected bike lanes are transforming cities worldwide, cutting crashes, cleaning air, and turning daily rides into real climate wins.

Great piece about how projects like Court St in Brooklyn are good for cities: "it’s one of the best, most optimistic movements in urban development, one that can make cities cleaner, quieter, and more sustainable." @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social @cmrestler.bsky.social www.vox.com/future-perfe...

A group of people gathered on the sidewalk in front Council Member Gale Brewer’s district office.

A group of people gathered on the sidewalk in front Council Member Gale Brewer’s district office.

A sign held up in front of Gale Brewer’s office that reads “You supported safety, Gale. Don’t turn your back now.”

“You can’t tell me a parking space at the corner of a street is worth a life.”

Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.

If you like this change to the street, please let Brooklyn CB6 know by emailing info@bkcb6.org

I'm on the board and we're already getting some cranky emails. The folks who are using this and benefit from it don't know they have to stand up for good things, so help us stand up for good things.

'Bean-Counting Street Safety': Advocates Blast Gale Brewer's Daylighting Flip-Flop - Streetsblog New York City The Upper West Side pol's inconsistent safety record is getting a second look from activists who once supported her.

@galeabrewer.bsky.social's position on daylighting is becoming increasingly confusing. She now says her flip-flop isn't because of parking but for some other vague reason.

Every intersection in her district has had an injury during her term. This is embarrassing. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/b...

Approximately 75% of households on the Upper West Side are car-free. Plus, 13,000 parking spaces in a neighborhood that's home to about 214,000 residents is nothing. This is an elected official listening to a loud and entitled minority and prioritizing the storage of private cars over public safety.

This is Gale Brewer basically saying we should not implement known proven safety measures until at least one person is injured in an avoidable crash. Ghoulish really.

So instead of supporting universal daylighting, Brewer is now saying that the city should instead restrict parking at corners on a case-by-case basis, such as where there's been a crash or a fatality, a position that mimics that of the DOT.

Imagine if we treated any other form of safety like this:"We should only install outlet covers in day care centers on a case-by-case basis, such as where a toddler has stuck his fingers in an electrical socket."

All of @galeabrewer.bsky.social's community boards support daylighting as do all other elected officials representing the district. This flip-flop — siding against her community for vague/undisclosed reasons — is a huge blemish on her public service record and will make all NYers less safe.

The tools exist to fix dangerous conditions outside school streets. Virtually overnight, we can:
- Reduce speed limits outside schools
- Make universal daylighting the law

All eyes on you @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social

Advocates asked Cuomo to sign the pledge to Make McGuinness Safe before the primary, which is more than enough time to "review the plan." These are not the words of a candidate that is serious about street safety.
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Stretch of Ste-Catherine Street East to become pedestrian-only year-round | CBC News The City of Montreal announced Friday their "ambitious" plans to transform a portion of Ste-Catherine Street East into a pedestrian road year-round, with redevelopment work starting in fall 2026.

Montreal has done incredible work iterating and expanding pedestrianization programs that were born out of the pandemic, now making them permanent.

Sadly, NYC has done the opposite — our pedestrianization programs are a glimmer of what they were in 2021.
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This is really a surreal, insane thing to see. Advocates put so much into trying to make McGuinness safe, and tolerated condescension and self-righteousness from Eric Adams and Ingrid Lewis-Martin at every turn.

Turns out, they were being bribed the whole time!

This kind of treatment can be a model for New York — to create permeable surfaces, reduce flooding and combined sewer overflow, and ultimately make our waterways clean and swimmable. But we need to secure the space on our streets to do it!

3 dead after car crashes into food truck, pedestrians in Astoria Police say a driver tried to avoid another car making a U-turn, then lost control and crashed into a food truck and pedestrians.

This crash in Astoria this morning killed 3, including 2 pedestrians. Everyone can agree, the status quo on our streets is unacceptable. We need to embrace real systemic and structural changes to keep pedestrians safe. @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social what will you do?
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Because @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ran a people-powered campaign/is not beholden to special interests, he can truly advance policy and infra solutions that make streets safe and improve transit — this is a generational opportunity to transform our urban landscape
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A judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing Mayor Adams and Ydanis Rodriguez from ripping up a piece of the protected bike lane on Bedford Avenue iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewD...

The NY Times non-endorsement and its “eh, Brad’s fine but not super awesome and tough like the big ol’ sex pest” take looks worse with each passing moment.

Absolutely horrifying how many human lives our mayor is willing to put at risk to score political points.

Something a lot of people who don't cover transportation politics don't know is that there's a small number of deeply unwell guys who show up to aggressively heckle at transit/safe streets events and make content of it. It's breaking containment now, which is uh, cool

I'm not sure that Citizens Union can continue to call itself a good government group.

Eric Adams Punts the Future of Open Streets to the Next Mayor - Streetsblog New York City The city's car-free open streets are funded for just one more year under Mayor Adams's proposed budget. But Cuomo looms.

Kudos to @dmey.bsky.social for jumping in the Open Streets beat to report Cuomo and @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social don't know if they support Open Streets.

The official position of mayoral candidates shouldn't be "I don't know." Not indicative of good leadership.
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Policy Change: NYPD Will Write Criminal Summonses, Not Traffic Tickets, for Cyclists - Streetsblog New York City Quietly, the NYPD has changed policy and will now make criminal cases against cyclists who go through red lights, a change that will have predictable and unpredictable ramifications.

This is an outrageous policy change. Also, if you’re gonna do this then you gotta do it for drivers, too right? Given those are obviously far far more dangerous vehicles.

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Picture of kids and adults gathering on Lincoln Square, playing jump rope. Text overlay saying "I will never understand the appeal of playing in a street"

Picture of Chicagoans of all ages lounging on Lincoln square, enjoying a beautiful spring day. The sun is out and there is chalk art covering the ground. In the foreground a man in sunglasses sits on a yellow bench. Text from a local facebook group reads "It's really unfortunate that they feel the need to create this kind of chaos for the community, our square, and the small businesses trying to thrive here, this feels like a targeted effort."

a man blows bubbles for a group of children playing in Lincoln Square, the kids are jumping and pointing at the bubbles. many adults are circled around watching. A quote from the Lincoln Square facebook page reads "FORGET ABOUT IT. Ban kids from playing in the street."

A wide shot of Lincoln Square. People are congregating in the road, lined up to patronize local businesses, or sitting on the curb watching neighbors stroll by. A truncated facebook comment states "how dare you... People like you in this community absolutely disgust me."

Lincoln Square Road Closure and Accompanying Comments From The Local Facebook Page (April 2025)

Liz Denys - Bike Brooklyn! Bike Brooklyn! is a zine that touches on everything I wish I knew when I started biking in Brooklyn. A lot of this information can be found in other resources, but I wanted to collect it in...

I've been biking in Brooklyn for a few years now! It's hard for me to believe it, but I'm one of the people other bicyclists ask questions to now.

Bike Brooklyn! is a zine I made that touches on everything I wish I knew when I started biking in Brooklyn: lizdenys.com/bikebk/

Testimony from @ammorano.bsky.social, co-chair of @tabk.bsky.social:

For the record, Council Member Chris Banks just said the words that "we all want safety, but parking is more important."

A week or so ago this number was only $10k. What changed? This is an obvious political lie by the agency to kneecap Intro 1138.

NYC DOT: "While every modern city in the world can do this, we simply can't because it is impossible."

Really shameful shilling against safety by our DOT. These staffers should be ashamed.