According to the United Auto Merchants Association (UAMA), a nonprofit trade group, between 35 and 40 auto and auto-related businesses on Jerome Avenue have been displaced since the city’s 2018 rezoning of the corridor, and around 150 still operate.
vision zero
Opinion: City and State Leaders Fail to Protect New Yorkers from Auto Violence
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‘The loss of an innocent baby as well as five other individuals in just one weekend is more heartbreaking evidence that New York City’s lame efforts to protect its people from arrogant, irresponsible, and entitled automobile drivers has been an epic failure.’
Health and Environment
Gov. Hochul Signs Bill Restricting NY Car Sales to Zero-Emission Vehicles After 2035
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After the city suffered deadly flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, Gov. Kathy Hochul promises a new era, signs off on climate legislation and launches climate justice fellowship.
Art at the Limits
Councilmember Wants to Make ‘Open Culture’ Program, Which Stages Art Shows on NYC Streets, Permanent
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The initiative, which kicked off in March, allows cultural organizations to apply for permits to host performances on certain city streets—an effort to help the performance arts sector, hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions, rebound.
Health and Environment
Ida Highlights Plight of Delivery Workers During Extreme Rain
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Workers who deliver food—who’ve faced a number of job-related risks throughout the pandemic, and who are often immigrants—must also contend with the challenges of increasingly extreme weather events.
transit
Opinion: Now is the Time to Make the Gateway Program Happen
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The economic case for investing in the Gateway Program is crystal clear. If we build, we would create over 70,000 jobs and generate over $19 billion in economic benefits. If we do not build, we would cost the economy $16 billion, $7 billion in lost tax revenue, and a loss of nearly $23 billion in lost property value.’
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
MTA’s Resiliency Efforts No Match for Flash Floods, Gov. Hochul Says
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The city’s transit system faced a different threat this week than the coastal storm surges it endured during Hurricane Sandy: A sewer system overwhelmed by increasing rain, even at higher elevations.
climate change
Deadly Rainfall Marks New Climate Era for NYC, Leaders Say: ‘Expect the Very Worst’
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Flash floods from historic rains Wednesday night killed nine New Yorkers, eight of whom died in basements of residential homes, officials said Thursday. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Kathy Hochul said their administrations are assessing the damage and preparing for a “whole new world” of extreme weather.
Transportation
Infrastructure Bill Cuts Federal Funds to Remove Highways, As Mayor Proposes BQE Fix
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The Reconnecting Communities Act which would have allocated $15 billion to retrofitting or replacing roadways that cut through economically disadvantaged areas, like the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
Transportation
Opinion: Unresolved Issues with Cuomo’s $2.05 Billion LaGuardia AirTrain
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‘Will there really be 9,000 daily riders? Does a cost benefit analysis justify investing $2.05 billion for this project, long-championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who will no longer be in office come next month?’
Transportation
E-scooters, First in the City, Head to the East Bronx—to Mixed Reactions
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‘Everything has been car-centric since Robert Moses divided the borough in half with the Cross Bronx Expressway,’ one Bronxite who welcomes the scooters told City Limits. ‘It’s just a matter of righting a lot of those wrongs, and we’re glad the city is finally paying attention to us.’