During a lengthy hearing, New York City Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez was put in the position of arguing against measures intended to protect students leaving school and pedestrians on busy streets.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.The Adams administration on Tuesday resisted a slate of street safety bills proposed by the City Council.
They included a proposal to install bollards on some sidewalks and crosswalks when they’re reconstructed. But Rodriguez said the DOT works with the NYPD to determine where those go, and doesn’t want to be forced to add them anywhere. Rodriguez also shot down proposals to require the DOT to install reflective material on some curbs to make them more visible and to add speed bumps near senior centers.
“It’s an experience nobody would ever wish on their worst enemy,” said Afokoba. “The thought of my daughter taken away from us and to never see her again is simply unbearable.”
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