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18 AUGUST 04, 2023

Commissioner Yadnis Rodriguez calls

for creating a city where all can live together

Department of transportation organized a community and an ethnic media round-table to make

the city safe for bicycles and less dependent on cars

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY
ommissioner Yadnis Ro-
driguez of New York City’s
Cdepartment of transporta-
tion organized a community and an
ethnic media round-table to share
the vision of Mayor Eric Adams of
creating a city where all can live to-
gether.
The Commissioner who hails
from Dominican Republic and
moved here in the early 1980s said,
“Dominican Republic is so big with
a population of 12 million while
this city has 8.6 million in such a
small area. And we get 55 million
visitors to experience the classical
and world’s #1 city from all over
the globe. We don’t want anyone
to feel unsafe and walk around in a
city with cars all over. In fact, a car Rodrguez urged the ethnic me-
is not a symbol of luxury in the US. dia to tell the story to their respec-
We must switch to bicycles especially tive communities. He remembered
in Manhattan. We have a wonderful in 1965 his father had a bicycle,
ferry system and move largest num- which was a symbol of the poor and
ber of people. car was a sign of luxury.
We have to review and give per- Said commissioner, “Some 74%
mits for everything from a luxury as residents in Manhattan don’t want
well as affordable building. Roads a car. A record number of people
have to be maintained for multi- used bicycles in 2022. Streets be-
ple reasons and cost tax payers. We long to those too who don’t use a
have to manage the roads and move car. We are moving lots of people
goods. It can only be done if we don’t every day, with multiple events to
make the roads congested.” promote the use of bicycle. This
year, we plan to have the festival
Commissioner Rodrguez re- extend from Brooklyn to 125th
street in Harlem. Last year, it was
called his 1st meeting with till the 109th street. New York City
Mayor Adams in the early 90s. wants to be leading in the US in no
of loss of lives on road. And Mayor
Mayor Adams was in the police Adams is committed to meet this
goal. He increased the budget by
force and he was studying in a 18% in 2022.”
college at that time. The two hit “Let’s create a city where all can
off well. He later went on to be- live together. Let’s get the message
out and I am here to support ethnic
come a councilman. media, a mandate of Mayor Adams,”
said the Commissioner.

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