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 Endorses Lindsey Boylan & Carl Wilson in City Council District 3 Special Election

  Posted by Eric McClure · April 17, 2026 6:50 PM

  Voters in the west side of Manhattan's 3rd Council District are fortunate to have a high-quality field of candidates to consider for the April 28th special election to replace former City Council Member Erik Bottcher, who resigned his position in February after winning a special election of his own to fill a vacant seat in the State Senate. And we were fortunate to have all of the candidates on the ballot participate in our endorsement process.

  Each of the four candidates – Lindsey Boylan, Leslie Boghosian Murphy, Layla Law-Gisiko, and Carl Wilson – possesses an impressive résumé that involves extensive public service or community involvement, or a combination of the two. Each has garnered a number of meaningful endorsements. And each demonstrated a good amount of fluency around transportation and street-safety policies.

  But as we went through our process, which involved a detailed questionnaire that probed positions on topics ranging from the NYC Streets Plan to micro-mobility policies to outdoor dining, as well as a personal interview with our board, two candidates separated themselves from the group – but not from each other. While we don't often make a co-endorsement, we are doing so in this case. You can read more about our co-endorsees below, but first, a little special-election housekeeping.

  Early voting for the special election begins this Saturday, April 18th, and continues through the following Sunday, April 26th, with varying hours, while the main event takes place on Tuesday, April 28th, when the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Registered voters in Manhattan's 3rd Council District can find their early-voting and election-day polling sites and see a sample ballot here. The special election is a non-partisan, ranked-choice contest, and yes, there will likely be a primary in June.

  Now, here are our endorsees for the 3rd Council District seat!

  Lindsey Boylan and Carl Wilson (Co-Endorsement), Council District 3, Manhattan (Open Seat) – The race to succeed Erik Bottcher came down to a coin toss for us, and given that this is a ranked-choice election, we thought it best to leave the coin toss to the voters. We found almost nothing to nitpick in the questionnaire responses that Lindsey Boylan and Carl Wilson submitted, and their interviews revealed that they share a commitment to making streets safer and the transit system more robust and reliable.

  Lindsey Boylan came to prominence in 2021 when she became the first person to document harassment by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo. She has a background in urban planning, and managed some of the city's most noteworthy public spaces before joining the state's Economic Development Corporation. Ms. Boylan, a regular cyclist, supports pedestrianizing more of Broadway, expanding School Streets, and implementing universal daylighting. She's opposed to efforts to require licensing and registration for low-speed Class I and II e-bikes, while she acknowledges the importance of better regulating delivery apps and keeping illegal e-moto devices off city streets. She's a strong advocate for universal daylighting, and is determined to play a significant role in shaping the future of the soon-to-be redeveloped Port Authority Bus Terminal. Ms. Boylan has earned the endorsement of the Working Families Party, along with the support of several progressive current and former elected officials including Mayor Mamdani, Julia Salazar, Tiffany Cabán, and Brad Lander. You can sign up here to help Lindsey Boylan get out the vote.

  Carl Wilson has spent most of the last decade working in the City Council, first managing constituent services for then-Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and more recently as Chief of Staff to the Council Member he is running to succeed, Erik Bottcher. He moved to New York City to pursue an acting career, but gravitated to activism after the 2016 presidential election, co-founding the progressive Hell's Kitchen Democrats. Mr. Wilson is committed to fighting to fully fund the Department of Transportation's staffing and capital needs to help it better meet Streets Plan benchmarks, and supports reallocating curb space to daylight intersections and to add features like bike parking and loading zones, as well as to improve accessibility. He too opposes the licensing and registration of Class I and II e-bikes, believing that the city should focus on better street design and infrastructure and app accountability, along with enforcement that's fair and targeted to truly unsafe behavior. Mr. Wilson has won the endorsements of a significant number of elected officials whose districts overlap the 3rd Council District, including Manhattan BP Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Tony Simone, and is supported by the three most recent holders of the seat, former City Council Speakers Chris Quinn and Corey Johnson and the newly minted State Senator, Mr. Bottcher. You can volunteer to help Carl Wilson get out the vote here.

  We urge you to assign Lindsey Boylan and Carl Wilson the top two rankings on your ballot, in whichever order you see fit.

• 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.