Complete- and safe-streets political action committee StreetsPAC today announced a new round of candidate endorsements for New York City’s November general election, backing the re-election of Queens Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and the first-time candidacies of Ben Kallos and Helen Rosenthal in Manhattan and John Mancuso on Staten Island, all of whom are running for open City Council seats. 

This is the latest installment in our spotlight series on StreetsPAC endorsed candidates. 

Reynoso, who’s been Chief of Staff to Councilmember Diana Reyna for the past four years, sees truck-route calming and enforcement as well as expanding the bike lane network for Bushwick and Ridgewood as huge opportunities to improve life in his district. Keeping trucks on redesigned, designated routes will improve street safety for local residents, while an expanded bike lane network would link residents to transit and local jobs. Reynoso has commuted by bicycle since selling his car to campaign full-time, a change that has transformed the way he looks at and experiences city streets.

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This is the latest installment in our spotlight series on StreetsPAC endorsed candidates.

In her 10 years in the City Council, Tish James has established a reputation as an outspoken crusader unafraid of seemingly lopsided battles.  As Public Advocate, she pledges to use the powers of her office to ensure that the NYPD conducts full and complete crash investigations and holds dangerous drivers accountable for their actions, and will champion the expansion of complete-street projects, especially to disadvantaged neighborhoods that are all too often plagued by poor road design.
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Margaret Chin, Council District 1, Manhattan

Chin has been fighting for safe and livable streets in Lower Manhattan.  She wants to work closely with Sam Schwartz to advance his Move NY equitable transportation formula, which would implement fair pricing throughout the city and support better transportation infrastructure.  She submitted an application to implement a Neighborhood Slow Zone in Battery Park City, and will fight for similar improvements on the Lower East Side.

This is the latest installment in our spotlight series on StreetsPAC endorsed candidates. 

Vanessa Gibson, Council District 16, Bronx

Gibson was elected to the NY State Assembly in 2009, and was a fierce proponent of the successful effort in Albany this year to bring speed cameras to NYC.  She also supports a host of district-wide safety measures, such as countdown clocks, speed bumps, and increased enforcement in both residential and commercial areas.  She sees Slow Zones as a way to reduce speeding and believes new public plazas will enhance neighborhood connectivity.  She'll also be working to make the new Webster Avenue Select Bus Service a success and is very excited about the re-opening of the High Bridge bike and pedestrian connection to Upper Manhattan. 

This is the latest installment in our spotlight series on StreetsPAC endorsed candidates. 

Menchaca, who spent several years working in the Brooklyn Borough President’s office, has most recently served as an aide to Council Speaker Christine Quinn. A regular bicycle commuter, Menchaca looks forward to working to extend the Brooklyn Greenway from Red Hook to Sunset Park, and to launching a community-led initiative to transform the space beneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway along Brooklyn’s Third Avenue.

2013 Primary: Congratulations to these StreetsPAC Candidates

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Tomorrow is Primary day!  Use our handy flyers to remind yourself of the StreetsPAC candidates running for Public Advocate, Manhattan Borough President, and City Council in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.

Tomorrow is Primary day!  Remember to vote for your StreetsPAC Candidates running for City Council in Queens.

This is the latest installment in our spotlight series on StreetsPAC endorsed candidates. 

Councilmember Dan Garodnick helped bring complete streets to First and Second Avenues in Midtown, serves as point person in the New York City Council for the plan to fill the midtown gap in the East River Greenway, and is a staunch advocate for transportation upgrades as a necessary part of any Midtown East rezoning.  In a third term on the Council, he will support an extension of the bike-share program to his own district and especially to areas with limited public transit access.  He plans to evaluate Fifth and Sixth Avenues from a complete-streets perspective, to identify potential improvements in the pedestrian experience, transportation options and quality of life.