On April 23rd City Council Speaker Christine Quinn plans to hold a vote to override the Mayor's veto of her Pedicab banning bill. The vote is the day after Earth Day! nice one Chrissy. This vote is going to be extremely close. Calling your city councilor will make a difference. Chad Marlow, the lobbyist for the NYC Pedicab Owners' Association, tells me there are several swing councilors who originally voted for Quinn's legislation who have now committed to voting against it. This vote could be decided by one or two votes! It is very important you call your city councilor, it will make a difference.

UPDATE: someone in the comments asked, how many votes does Quinn need? She needs 34, right now it looks like she has 38, but some members are reportedly ready to flip if a few more can be turned.

To help you, onNYTurf today launches a new map: Pedicouncil or Pettycouncil, which highlights where each councilor is known to publicly stand. The new map, is like our FreedomZones map highlighting council member position and includes all their necessary contact information.


As you can see, the Speaker's problem is she has been sucking at the tail pipe of the Taxi Medallion lobby too hard.

For more information about the Speaker's bad bill read this.
For more information about why the Speaker is selling out to the Taxi Medallion owners read this.

Note to all of city council: yes, these maps are going to become a habit.