Zohran Mamdani vowed to complete numerous street redesigns that were scaled back or abandoned under Mayor Adams, starting with McGuinness Boulevard. Allegations surfaced that Ingrid Lewis-Martin watered down a safety project in exchange for thousands of dollars in bribes, prompting her resignation after an indictment. Mamdani characterized the problem as systemic, accusing Adams of prioritizing campaign donors and special interests over resident safety. Mamdani pledged to finish protected bike lanes on Ashland Place, Bedford Avenue, Third Avenue and to implement busways on Fordham Road and Tremont Avenue. Mamdani supported the 31st Street bike lane plan amid local business litigation and emphasized personal safety concerns while biking in Astoria.
What we've seen in these charges, it begs the question of what the safety of New Yorkers is worth. Is it not worth more than $12,500 and a cameo in a TV show? Is it not worth more than crab cakes and clams at Gracie Mansion,
We need a politics where the decision is not determined by the last person who calls you, and just how much money they have,
I stopped biking on 31st Street and I started biking on 35th Street because of the fact that I did not want to jeopardize my life each and every day that I took that Citi Bike from right in front of my apartment building to where my district office was,
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