Adams, Ampry-Samuel, Myrie Say Don’t Forget Brownsville On Vision Zero

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, City Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel (D-Brownsville) and State Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brownsville) yesterday demanded the de Blasio Administration put as much attention on bicycle safety and his Vision Zero program into communities of color as he does in Brownstone Brooklyn.

Myrie said the uptick in bicyclist deaths has not discriminated by age, race, or gender but that certain communities have protected bike lanes, and others do not.

“This was a grave tragedy that compounds the built-in racism and classism that is our transportation system as it exists right now. In Brownsville we have subway stations that don’t have elevators, we have buses that are still using diesel fuel. We do not have the public transportation options that we deserve and when we encourage people to utilize bicycles and alternative forms of transportation, they are taking their life into their own hands every time they get on that seat,” said Myrie.

Read the full story in Kings County Politics.