StreetsPAC is a political action committee dedicated to improving the safety, mobility and livability of one of New York City’s greatest assets: its streets. Our sidewalks, roadways and plazas account for the majority of all public space in the five boroughs, and are a precious resource to be shared and enjoyed by all. 

We took the political world by storm in New York City's 2013 municipal elections, endorsing 21 candidates in the September primary, 16 of whom were victorious, and an additional six in the general election, five of whom also won. On the ground, we registered and turned out voters, and built grassroots support for Mayor Bill de Blasio's Vision Zero program to eliminate traffic deaths. During the 2017 city election cycle, 16 of the 23 candidates we endorsed won their races.

More recently, in the 2018 general election, our endorsees were a perfect 10 for 10 in races for the New York State Senate and Assembly, and in 2020, all 21 of the candidates we endorsed in the general election won their races, including five new members of the Legislature whom we backed in highly competitive primary races.

Founded by a team of the city’s most committed advocates, StreetsPAC backs candidates who support redesigning city streets to prioritize safety; increased and improved transit access for all New Yorkers; parking and toll reform; more thorough crash investigations; and better, more equitable enforcement of traffic laws, especially through increased deployment of automated speed and red-light cameras.

Please donate today to help us continue this critical work in 2021 and beyond!

StreetsPAC is registered with the New York State Board of Elections and the New York City Campaign Finance Board. 

Recent News

• StreetsPAC's Special Election Voter Guide

  Posted by Eric McClure · February 03, 2026 6:23 AM

  Good morning! There's a special election today to fill vacant seats in the New York State Legislature. Polling sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Registered voters in the 36th and 74th Assembly Districts and 47th State Senate District can find your polling sites here.

  We've made endorsements in two Assembly races, in Queens and Manhattan, respectively. You can learn more about those two terrific candidates below.

  Diana Moreno, 36th Assembly District, Queens (Open Seat) – Diana Moreno, a union and immigrant organizer and working mother of a one-year-old, is our pick to succeed Zohran Mamdani as the Assemblymember representing Astoria and Long Island City.

  Ms. Moreno, who has earned the Democratic Party, Working Families Party, and NYC-DSA nominations for the special election, told us she's committed to leading on issues of traffic safety. A regular cyclist before she became a mother, she primarily gets around the city by subway and bus.

  She rallied with advocates last December against the court decision ordering New York City DOT to remove a portion of Queens's 31st Street bike lane, and told us that she was deeply affected by the hit-and-run death of Amanda Servedio in 2024, which occurred near her home. She's a fan of the 31st Avenue Open Street, which is also close to where she lives.

  Like the previous Assemblymember, Ms. Moreno believes that government should be a force for improving people's lives, including in systemically changing the way our streets are designed in order to prevent traffic crashes. She noted that the tragic death of Dolma Naadhun in the district three years ago gave rise to the campaign for universal daylighting in New York City, an effort she strongly supports.

  She's open to pushing for reforms to the Department of Motor Vehicles, including the possibility of periodic retesting of drivers, and expressed concerns about the potential for proposed auto-insurance reforms to negatively impact crash victims. She also told us she would have no problem pushing back against legislation seeking to require licensing and registration for e-bikes, citing both barriers to usage and the effect on immigrant delivery workers, and believes a better approach would be to more effectively regulate delivery-app companies and prevent the sale of illegal e-motos.

  Keith Powers, 74th Assembly District, Manhattan (Open Seat) – Keith Powers, who recently completed his second of two terms in the City Council, is our choice to succeed Harvey Epstein in this Assembly district representing Manhattan's east side.

  A four-time StreetsPAC endorsee, Mr. Powers has been a reliable advocate for walking, biking, and public transit. He delivered on a number of transportation-related campaign promises while in the Council, including the extension of Sixth Avenue's protected bike lane to Central Park, the closing of the gap in the Second Avenue bike lane, and the creation of the 14th Street busway.

  He was the author of the Council bill that created the city's e-bike, moped, and lithium-ion battery trade-in program, which was launched last year, and was a key supporter of NYC DOT's complete-street redesign of 3rd Avenue.

  While campaigning for Borough President last year, Mr. Powers rode every one of Manhattan's bus routes, and issued a seven-point plan for improving bus service, which will come in handy given the Assembly's oversight role with the MTA. He also leveraged his influence over the Midtown South Mixed-Use rezoning proposal to compel the Adams administration to move forward with the 34th Street busway project.

  If elected to the Assembly, Mr. Powers is committed to working to strengthen mechanisms for getting repeat dangerous drivers off the streets, and to ensuring that victims of traffic violence are not affected negatively by proposed insurance-reform efforts. He also pledges to oppose any efforts to require registration and licensing of Class I and II e-bikes.

  Mr. Powers's opponent in the special election, Joseph Foley, an entrepreneur and small-business owner, regular transit rider, and dedicated cyclist, impressed us with his energy and thoughtfulness about transportation issues, but we believe Keith Powers is best prepared to serve the people of the 74th Assembly District.

  A note about the Special Election for Manhattan's 47th State Senate District seat

  We did not receive questionnaires from either candidate contesting the special election to succeed new Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal in the State Senate, which is likely due to the compressed timetable around the election and what would appear to be the lopsided nature of the race between sitting Democratic City Council Member Erik Bottcher and Republican candidate Charlotte Friedman. Mr. Bottcher has been a solid ally in the Council, and we expect he will win this race handily.

• StreetsPAC Endorses Diana Moreno and Keith Powers for Assembly in February 3 Special Elections

  Posted by Eric McClure · January 29, 2026 9:42 AM

  We're excited to announce our endorsements today of Diana Moreno and Keith Powers, who are running in special elections on February 3rd to fill two vacant seats in the New York State Assembly. Early voting is already underway and continues through Sunday with varying hours, and polls will be open on Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Registered voters in the 36th and 74th Assembly Districts can find links to their early voting and election day polling sites near the bottom of this page.

  And now, more about our endorsees.

  Diana Moreno, 36th Assembly District, Queens (Open Seat) – Diana Moreno, a union and immigrant organizer and working mother of a one-year-old, is our pick to succeed Zohran Mamdani as the Assemblymember representing Astoria and Long Island City.

  Ms. Moreno, who has earned the Democratic Party, Working Families Party, and NYC-DSA nominations for the special election, told us she's committed to leading on issues of traffic safety. A regular cyclist before she became a mother, she primarily gets around the city by subway and bus.

  She rallied with advocates last December against the court decision ordering New York City DOT to remove a portion of Queens's 31st Street bike lane, and told us that she was deeply affected by the hit-and-run death of Amanda Servedio in 2024, which occurred near her home. She's a fan of the 31st Avenue Open Street, which is also close to where she lives.

  Like the previous Assemblymember, Ms. Moreno believes that government should be a force for improving people's lives, including in systemically changing the way our streets are designed in order to prevent traffic crashes. She noted that the tragic death of Dolma Naadhun in the district three years ago gave rise to the campaign for universal daylighting in New York City, an effort she strongly supports.

  She's open to pushing for reforms to the Department of Motor Vehicles, including the possibility of periodic retesting of drivers, and expressed concerns about the potential for proposed auto-insurance reforms to negatively impact crash victims. She also told us she would have no problem pushing back against legislation seeking to require licensing and registration for e-bikes, citing both barriers to usage and the effect on immigrant delivery workers, and believes a better approach would be to more effectively regulate delivery-app companies and prevent the sale of illegal e-motos.

  Keith Powers, 74th Assembly District, Manhattan (Open Seat) – Keith Powers, who recently completed his second of two terms in the City Council, is our choice to succeed Harvey Epstein in this Assembly district representing Manhattan's east side.

  A four-time StreetsPAC endorsee, Mr. Powers has been a reliable advocate for walking, biking, and public transit. He delivered on a number of transportation-related campaign promises while in the Council, including the extension of Sixth Avenue's protected bike lane to Central Park, the closing of the gap in the Second Avenue bike lane, and the creation of the 14th Street busway.

  He was the author of the Council bill that created the city's e-bike, moped, and lithium-ion battery trade-in program, which was launched last year, and was a key supporter of NYC DOT's complete-street redesign of 3rd Avenue.

  While campaigning for Borough President last year, Mr. Powers rode every one of Manhattan's bus routes, and issued a seven-point plan for improving bus service, which will come in handy given the Assembly's oversight role with the MTA. He also leveraged his influence over the Midtown South Mixed-Use rezoning proposal to compel the Adams administration to move forward with the 34th Street busway project.

  If elected to the Assembly, Mr. Powers is committed to working to strengthen mechanisms for getting repeat dangerous drivers off the streets, and to ensuring that victims of traffic violence are not affected negatively by proposed insurance-reform efforts. He also pledges to oppose any efforts to require registration and licensing of Class I and II e-bikes.

  Mr. Powers's opponent in the special election, Joseph Foley, an entrepreneur and small-business owner, regular transit rider, and dedicated cyclist, impressed us with his energy and thoughtfulness about transportation issues, but we believe Keith Powers is best prepared to serve the people of the 74th Assembly District.

  A note about the Special Election for Manhattan's 47th State Senate District seat

  We did not receive questionnaires from either candidate contesting the special election to succeed new Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal in the State Senate, which is likely due to the compressed timetable around the election and what would appear to be the lopsided nature of the race between sitting Democratic City Council Member Erik Bottcher and Republican candidate Charlotte Friedman. Mr. Bottcher has been a solid ally in the Council, and we expect he will win handily.

• Safer Streets and Better Transit Aren't Just Good Policy – They're Good Politics!

  Posted by Eric McClure · November 05, 2025 4:56 PM

  Yesterday's citywide election put the exclamation point on something we've said for a long time: safer streets and better public transit aren't just good policy – they're good politics!

  While there are myriad reasons why Zohran Mamdani – Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani – won a historic victory last night, including a platform that clearly resonated with voters, unparalleled organizing and ground game, and impeccable message discipline, his embrace of public transit, micro-mobility, and progressive transportation policy played a key role. Fast, free buses were at the top of his pitch to New Yorkers, and his ubiquitous campaign videos frequently showed him riding the subway or a bus or a Citi Bike. It all felt so authentic because that's how he really gets around, and because he truly is passionate about transit and cycling.

  

  Up and down the ballot, StreetsPAC's endorsees won not in spite of their embrace of these issues, but at least in part because of it. And their victories, especially Mayor-elect Mandani's, herald what could be a transformative new era in city transportation policy. While it's important to not let expectations run away from reality, the vibes, to be sure, are immaculate.

  Mayor-elect Mamdani's candidacy was supported by numerous street-safety advocates early on. He sat down in the spring for a robust "ask me anything" session organized by Alex "Miser" Duncan with the 37,000-plus-member MicromobilityNYC community on Reddit, which has grown into a political force in its own right. As his campaign progressed following his resounding win in the Democratic primary, Mr. Mamdani demonstrated that our fight was his fight, promising to complete a long list of street-safety and transit projects that foundered or were outright abandoned by the Adams administration. And he famously corrected a heckler that "it's pronounced 'cyclist!'."

  While the hard part of winning an intense election is over, the other hard part of governing is just getting started. Mayor-elect Mamdani announced a top-notch leadership team for his transition today, and StreetsPAC will offer whatever support we can as his nascent administration develops plans for implementing its transportation policies.

  We also want to offer or congratulations and gratitude to all of our endorsees, including Shirley Aldebol, who won an upset victory in the Bronx's 13th Council District, and Ben Chou, who couldn't quite do the same in Queens's 19th District, but gave it a spirited shot. Overall, 17 of our 18 endorsees won their races. We're also deeply appreciative of all the dozens of candidates who put in the time and effort to participate in our endorsement process.

  All of us at StreetsPAC are excited for what comes next in New York City. You can help us continue our work here and as we look to statewide elections in 2026, by supporting us with a contribution. Thank you!