‘Gridlock’ Sam explains Move NY to the Eagle, says it’s a ‘big win’ for Brooklyn
Traffic and transit buff “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz told the Brooklyn Eagle on Wednesday that the Move NY Fair Plan will help Brooklyn immensely, namely by creating jobs for Brooklynites and by reducing traffic on local streets and on the East River bridges.
Schwartz’s broad-based transportation plan would change city tolls and allay traffic congestion across the city while creating a $4.5 billion Transit Gap Investment Fund to expand and improve transit infrastructure.
“We have no dedicated fund for roads and bridges now,” Schwartz told the Eagle, “so this plan will provide that dedicated fund.