Meet Steve Fulop, Corporate New York's New Mouthpiece - Streetsblog New York City

"Fulop, 48, made regular appearances in Streetsblog as mayor for 12 years of the so-called "sixth borough," where he pushed bike lanes and street pedestrianization and unleashed a housing construction boom that earned plaudits from then-candidate Zohran Mamdani on the campaign trail last year. He staked out courageous positions in favor of congestion pricing and against former Garden State Gov. Phil Murphy's Turnpike widening debacle."

"The biggest thing now is Gateway. That's a mass transit project that impacts the entire region, and we're trying to leverage some of the relationships that we have in the Partnership with the federal administration, in order to make sure that funding continues. From the mass transit standpoint, it's vital for the entire region. I'm meeting with activists later in the week to discuss the widening of the Cross Bronx Expressway. I have a lot of experience on this as it relates to the widening of the New Jersey Turnpike in Hudson County."

Steve Fulop left the Jersey City mayoralty to become president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, representing major corporate interests. He implemented bike lanes, street pedestrianization, and a housing construction surge in Jersey City, supported congestion pricing, and opposed the New Jersey Turnpike widening. He succeeds Kathy Wylde and plans to focus on securing Gateway funding by leveraging Partnership relationships with the federal administration. He is engaging activists about the Cross-Bronx Expressway widening and drawing on experience opposing highway widenings in Hudson County while balancing transit priorities and regional economic impacts.

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