"Mayor Mamdani has made clear that he is committed to delivering transformational street safety improvements, including achieving a network of protected bike lanes across the city. I hope we can count on you to help create a culture at FDNY of working productively with colleagues in city government to advance critical life saving improvements - like protected bike lanes."
"While they later attempted to correct their testimony, their message and apparent disdain for the work of the Department of Transportation was evident. FDNY personnel testified that they could produce no examples of effective collaboration with DOT - despite written testimony to the contrary."
Council Member Lincoln Restler sent a letter to Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore requesting the FDNY support protected bike lane projects as part of Mayor Mamdani's street safety initiative. This follows FDNY leadership expressing opposition to bike lanes at a February council hearing without providing evidence. Kevin Woods, the department's chief of fire operations, initially opposed the redesigns but later walked back his comments. Restler criticized the FDNY for claiming inability to collaborate with the Department of Transportation despite written evidence of cooperation. The council hearing examined a 2025 law requiring street redesigns to undergo fire department review.
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