@petersterne It's never been his fight. If the state legislature wants to fight for it I'm sure he'd support it but no reason to expend political capital on a thing like this.
@StreetsblogNYC Would love a civilian enforcement program a la w/idling trucks. I'd happily log a dozen tickets every evening just walking around the neighborhood.
Catapults him into a national role while overseeing the needed progressive reforms of the institution; future senator or secretary of state, easily one of the best backbenchers in NY politics right now.
@abookofsymbols I think this is a thing you largely find out in the doing. It requires a faith in your goodness to participate in the first place and then a willingness to recognize when it goes awry. Often the latter part only becomes apparent much later.
everyone knows that being a little suicidal makes u good at jokes but nobody talks about how it makes u instant grand champion rank at crossing the street