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Paul Steely White

Recent Headlines

New York City

December 11, 2012

M66 and M42 Win Pokey Awards for Being City's Slowest Buses

The Straphangers Campaign named and shamed the slowest and most unreliable buses.

New York City

December 07, 2012

City's Bike Share Program to Launch in May After Sandy Damaged Some Gear

Equipment and bikes were damaged during the storm, pushing back the launch date by two months.

Lower East Side & East Village

January 19, 2012

Delancey Street One of City's Most Dangerous for Children, Report Finds

The intersection of Delancey and Essex streets is one of the city's most dangerous for kids.

Murray Hill & Gramercy

December 01, 2011

M50 Bus Wins Pokey Award for Slowest in the City

The M50, which travels east-to-west through Midtown, is the slowest bus in all of New York City.

Manhattan

August 09, 2011

Poll Finds Majority of New Yorkers Support Bike Lanes

Roughly two-thirds of those polled in a recent survey say they support bike lanes in New York City.

Lower East Side & East Village

May 18, 2011

Group Calls for Safety Improvements at Deadly Lower East Side Crossing

Transportation Alternatives is pressing for safety measures at Delancey and Essex streets after a woman's death last week.

Downtown

April 27, 2011

Municipal District Tops List for Parking Permit Fraud and Abuse

A whopping 95 percent of parking placards in the Municipal District were fake or being used improperly, a study found.

Upper East Side

February 10, 2011

NYPD Use New Law in Pedestrian Death on Madison Avenue

Police used the recently created Hayley and Diego's Law for the first time in the December death of an UES pedestrian.

Manhattan

January 06, 2011

Transit Activists Warn of Future Fare Hikes During ‘Mobile Protest’

Activists from Transportation Alternatives boarded the uptown A train Thursday to send a warning to fellow straphangers.

Manhattan

November 10, 2010

City Needs to Extend Bike Lanes Up East Side to Harlem, Advocates Say at Rally

Advocates and elected officials ask the city to extend bike lanes beyond 34th Street to East Harlem.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 17, 2010

David Paterson Signs Safe Driving Law Stemming from Deaths of Two Kids from Chinatown

The “Hayley and Diego Law” increases penalties for drivers whose failure to use caution results in injury or death.

Lower East Side & East Village

July 07, 2010

Mothers of Two Tots Killed by Van Back New Driving Law

The new law stems from the deaths of Hayley Ng, 4, and Diego Martinez, 3, last year in Chinatown.

Manhattan

January 07, 2010

Three Manhattan Streets Among Area's Deadliest for Pedestrians

The new law stems from the deaths of Hayley Ng, 4, and Diego Martinez, 3, last year in Chinatown.