Streetsblog NYC – By Sophia Lebowitz | April 3, 2025
The southernmost block of Brooklyn’s Ashland Place remains harrowing and chaotic for cyclists two years after DOT scrapped it from a protected bike lane plan for the crucial corridor — even after a slate of elected officials signed onto a letter last month asking for just that.
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Brooklyn Paper – By Gabriele Holtermann | April 1, 2025
Family members hold photos of loved ones lost to traffic violence during a rally at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
Two days after a crash claimed the lives of a mother and her two daughters in Gravesend, street safety advocates and local politicians gathered on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall to demand the passage of the “Stop Super Speeders” bill.
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Spectrum News NY1 – By Samantha Liebman | March 28, 2025
Four city councilmembers — Shahana Hanif, Lincoln Restler, Rita Joseph and Crystal Hudson — want to see a center-running bus lane on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, signing a letter urging the DOT to take action.
“I recognize just how much of a necessity buses are for working people, for people with disabilities, folks trying to get to their hospital, childcare center, school,” Hanif said.
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Brooklyn, NY | Today, Council Member Shahana Hanif, New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA), and Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) urged Uber and Lyft drivers employed between 2014 and 2017 to file a claim for their share of the New York State Attorney General’s $328M Settlement Fund before March 31, 2025 filing deadline.
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With a broad coalition of support, the signees are seeking an additional $900 million in the state budget.
City & State – By Sahalie Donaldson | March 26, 2025 04:00 AM ET
ith tens of thousands of New York City families currently at risk of losing access to free or discounted child care over the next fiscal year due to a looming budget gap, just about every city elected official signed a letter urging state leaders to move quickly to fund the vital voucher program.
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Gothamist – By Caroline Lewis | Mar 24, 2025
City Council members pressed health officials Monday on the long wait times New Yorkers with serious mental illnesses face when trying to enroll with teams that connect them with treatment and housing.
“These are extremely important programs and we are looking to expand them,” said Councilmember Shahana Hanif, a Democrat representing parts of Brooklyn.
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Mayor Eric Adams has used a spreadsheet to flag agency statements that may cause potential problems with the Trump administration.
The New York Times – By Emma G. Fitzsimmons | March 24, 2025
On the day after President Trump’s inauguration, Mayor Eric Adams’s deputy mayor for communications assembled officials from across city government to let them know that change was coming.
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For Immediate Release | Friday, March 21, 2025
Contact: Emmet Teran. (917) 623-5178. ETeran@council.nyc.gov
City Hall – New York City Council Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Shahana Hanif and Sandy Nurse and Vice Co-Chairs Carmen De La Rosa and Jen Gutiérrez issued the following statement in reaction to Mayor Eric Adams naming Randy Mastro our city’s First Deputy Mayor.
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Brownstoner – By Anna Bradley-Smith | March 17, 2025
A revised rezoning plan for the Arrow Linen site on Prospect Avenue has been approved by the City Council, clearing the way for a new residential development after a contentious yearlong process.
While the deal, which reduces the building heights and increases the number of affordable apartments, comes with a legally binding Community Benefits Agreement, community members who
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Who’s up and who’s down this week?
City & State – By City & State Staff | March 14, 2025
“A” is for apple. Federal immigration czar Tom Homan came to Albany and ate an apple amid protests from Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and others. We’re sure New York City Council Member Gale Brewer, a
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