Central Park E-bike victim in coma-Didn't see him coming. Westside Rag

Electric Vehicle Safety Alliance is resolute that the Trumplike irrationality skewing public safety to zealotry has claimed another innocent victim. A woman in serene Central Park was struck by a reckless and indifferent rider she didn't see coming. Read it and weep.*************https://www.westsiderag.com/2026/07/15/woman-remains-in-coma-after-being-struck-by-e-bike-in-central-park-she-didnt-see-him-coming

Ian Alterman Tells it Like it is @ CB 7

Ian Alterman long time residnet of the UWS and four year member of CB #7 descibes from an informed first person account of how the arm twisting money flow from Transporetation Alternatives works through Streets Pac. We assume the Delivery Apps employ similar tactics.******** Well,well,well. Just posted on West Side Rag---ABOUT TRANS ALT. Of course many of us already know this-but here from a former CB7 BOARD MEMBER: Ian Alterman As a NYer for over 65 years, and a former CB7 member, let me tell you how it actually works. The bike lobby – represented by groups like Transportation Alternatives, New York Bicycling Coalition, Bike New York, Streetsblog and other bike advocacy groups (even if they also claim to be pedestrian advocacy groups) – donate large sums to political campaigns (mostly through StreetsPAC, since the individual groups are mostly NFPs, and thus cannot donate directly to campaigns). Politicians who get this money – from the Mayor on down – then appoint people (including members of CBs) who just HAPPEN to do their bidding and take the bikers side on issues like this. And sadly, Gale Brewer takes a great deal of money from StreetsPac and other bike PACs, so she has increasingly filled CB7 with bike-friendly appointees. It was one of the reasons I quit CB7 after four years – because I saw what was happening, and how pedestrians – who SHOULD come FIRST – were being “relegated” to “second class” behind bikers. (Using “experts” to provide (cherry-picked?) data that appears pedestrian-friendly.) That is the hard, ugly truth of “how things work.” And I know this from personal, first-hand experience. (As well as from checking websites that track the money coming into each politician’s campaign.) So anyone who tells you that the bike lobby either doesn’t exist or doesn’t have any particular “power,” especially via CBs , is simply lying through their teeth. @infopobn @AFineBlogger @nyc_evsa @Shebbie4nyc @nyc_evsa @Mike94663851870 @CycleSafe18 @nypost @govkathyhochul 5:33 PM · Jun 4, 2026 1.9K Views

David Siffert Wins recount for Assembly District 66

NYU Law Professor David Siffert has won the election to replace retiring Assemblymember Deborah Glick. Siffert is exceptionally well qualified as he has worked closely with the Assembly and knows the ins and outs well. He teaches a course on the Assembly at NYU Law. Siffert and his wife are parents to a two year old and have more than skin in the public safety game. Congratulations David.

Mayor Mamdani's Executive Order from March 2026

The Executive Order says that minor bike offenses will no longer be criminally charged. Thus reversing the efforts of NYPD Commissioner Tisch and what the Adams administration sought to do to address the lawless bike and micro transport environment. The Mayor proposes to let Transportation Alternatives over see the reformation of the sofflaws. Fancy that. TA pushed Vision Zero. Opposing enforcement by the NYPD. Undermining the NYPD and unleashing an envoronment of no accountability and daily danger. The congestion gave a platform for congestion tax. This promoted former Mayor Bloomberg's vision of NYC as a "Luxury destination." Meanwhile cycling is more and more a vehicle for the wealthy-as the unaffordablity crisis forces many to vacate the city.****https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-announces-end-to-criminal-enforcement-for-minor-tr

NYC Councilman Frank Morano-Statement re lawsuit

Following is a statement from Staten Island Councilman Frank Morano regarding the lawsuit he initiated as a private citizen and which is being pursued by Jim Walden.***"I'm proud to be joining this lawsuit in my personal capacity because this is about two fundamental principles: public safety and the rule of law. This is about making sure New Yorkers can walk down the street safely again. If the Mayor believes the law should be changed, he should work with the City Council and the State Legislature to change it, not simply stop enforcing it. New Yorkers deserve safe sidewalks, safe crosswalks, and a government that follows the law."

NYDN Editorial by Bradley Tusk 6/20/26

Bradley Tusk pushes the idea that Mayor Mamdani puts polcy ahead of people. He uses the misbehavior of his own son & cohorts as a reason that Citi Bike did the right things under the Adams administration by devising a system to limit underage riders from accessing the Citi Bikes. He makes a solid point about the dangerous conditions on the streets and sidewalks. However Tusk is a "fixer". Venture capitalist. Learned his serpentine ways in the NYC Parks Dept. Narrowly escaped going to jail with former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Pardoned by Pres. Donal Trump. Paragon of integrity. Here is link to editorial.*** https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/06/20/mamdani-always-places-ideology-ahead-of-people/

Litigator Jim Walden to Sue City

HELLO EVSA SUPERSTARS! BIG NEWS! The date for this was JUST ANNOUNCED today! JIM WALDEN ( successful litigator & 2025 NYC Mayoral candidate) is suing the city for not protecting its residents with legislation such as Priscilla's Law, or ANY accountability for the deadly and egregious riding of e-vehicles all over our city, which especially effects older New Yorkers and people with disabilities, and this is a breach of ADA guidelines! This is a lawsuit for POLICY CHANGE, not money. Some of our EVSA Victims will be named on lawsuit. We MUST have a big turn-out on Thursday!! PLEASE JOIN US!💜 Jim Walden, victims and legislators will speak. WHAT: ANNOUNCEMENT OF LAWSUIT to the PRESS! WHEN: THURSDAY JUNE 25 Meet AT 10:15AM for 10:30 start WHERE: CITY HALL We will be done by 11:00AM. I will bring signs. More details to follow.