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Danny Pearlstein retweeted
This is how ethnic cleansing always starts. You have to delegitimize the ethnic minority's claims to equal rights.
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Washington Heights, Manhattan. – at Baltimore, MD
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
Just witnessed a fire truck BARREL up 10th Ave bike lane, then it had to cut into vehicle traffic because of this illegally parked truck unloading. Proof again that bike lanes help emergency response time while illegal vehicle activity & sheer volume of cars hamper them.
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
Every day, more than 1 million New Yorkers ride the bus. So why are we put last on our streets?
We're launching a campaign to build the power we need to win FAST, FREE, and FULLY-FUNDED bus service for every rider in every borough.
Sign the petition and join the movement at fixthebus.nyc
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
Absolutely I feel safer walking through Central park with a horse clomping nearby. The horse carriages are a literal cavalry of public safety patrolling the south part of the park for free.
Felony crime in Central Park, ytd, is nearly 62 percent higher than in the year before the pandemic. Like many parts of NYC, Central Park is consistently less safe than it once was. Yet the city council and mayor are moving to take away dozens of pairs of Jane-Jacobs-style eyes on the street from the park -- the men and women slowly and continuously viewing the drive and paths from up high in a carriage, including into the evening and late-night hours. Ripping apart complex urbanism for fanatical special interests is rarely a good idea.
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
The protected bus lane will provide a wide-open path for emergency vehicles to cut through traffic…
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ok foamers, what if SEPTA service to Newark Penn was restored via West Trenton with all trains running through to PHL via Center City
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
What would be better than an HOV lane would be a true BRT starting out in Nassau and up to the Bronx with connections to the Airtrain and trains in Briarwood/Jamaica and Flushing
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We finally agree about a form of transit that should be free ... The AirTrain should indeed be free, as a transfer from the subway, bus, or LIRR. It truly is a money grab.
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
In New York, Darryl Rodriguez was just shot in the chest for asking a teenager to stop smoking pot. Last spring, an innocent CTA passenger was apparently punched in the face for telling someone to stop puffing. Riders shouldn't have to choose between secondhand smoke or violence on our trains and buses.
A Red Line passenger asked him to stop smoking pot on a North Side train.
Prosecutors say he broke the man’s nose.
Weeks later, he allegedly attacked and tried to rob a CTA employee at the Clinton Green Line station.
cwbchicago.com/2026/10/man-p…
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
Spot on from @NYDailyNews editorial board.
NYC shouldn’t have to keep asking Albany for permission to make its streets safer. Red-light cameras help deter dangerous driving and save lives. Give the city the authority to expand their use and protect more New Yorkers.
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
NEW from @s_nessen: Countdown clocks are coming to a NYC bus stop near you
"Every New Yorker deserves to know when their bus is coming. It’s another step toward the fast, reliable, world-class bus service New Yorkers deserve."
-- @NYCMayor gothamist.com/news/countdown…
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
Bus riders should not have to fear violence over a $3 fare!
New Yorkers need a fully funded bus system that delivers fast, free and reliable service now. Costly fare enforcement that slows service and leads to violence against riders is not the answer!
nytimes.com/2026/10/22/nyreg…
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
I'm glad New Yorkers' concerns about bus fare enforcement have led the MTA to pause its EAGLE teams. When low-income New Yorkers—especially Black & Latino New Yorkers—already face over-policing, this violent treatment from the MTA is unacceptable and EAGLE teams must end for good
MTA suspending bus fare enforcement teams after altercations emerge
gothamist.com/news/mta-suspe…
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
My statement on the MTA Eagle Teams:
Deploying MTA EAGLE teams in low-income communities is not the answer to fare evasion—it turns already frustrating, unreliable bus commutes into opportunities to intimidate working-class New Yorkers and criminalize poverty.
Full statement 👇
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
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🚨 RIDERS FORCE AN END TO MTA'S EAGLE TEAMS
Here's what happened:
1) Last week, an MTA EAGLE team assaulted a rider in Brownsville over $3.00: gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-…
2) We released an op-ed with @thenyic calling for their immediate disbandment: nydailynews.com/2026/10/17/e…
3) Today, MTA announced the suspension of all EAGLE team activity on buses: gothamist.com/news/mta-suspe…
THIS is what organized riders make possible!
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
🚨 RIDERS FORCE AN END TO MTA'S EAGLE TEAMS
Here's what happened:
1) Last week, an MTA EAGLE team assaulted a rider in Brownsville over $3.00: gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-…
2) We released an op-ed with @thenyic calling for their immediate disbandment: nydailynews.com/2026/10/17/e…
3) Today, MTA announced the suspension of all EAGLE team activity on buses: gothamist.com/news/mta-suspe…
THIS is what organized riders make possible!
Danny Pearlstein retweeted
We commend @MTA for doing what's right in the wake of a senseless act of violence against the riding public at the hands of their EAGLE team officers.
It is our continued hope that this incident—neither unpredictable nor isolated within the context of punitive, broken-windows fare enforcement tactics—marks a definitive turning point in fostering a renewed relationship between taxpaying New Yorkers and the public services we depend on.
We urge city and state leaders to take this moment as their cue to negotiate a revenue package to deliver fast, free, and sustainably funded public transit, and look forward to working alongside our partners to fix the nation's slowest buses.
pix11.com/news/transit/mta-e…
