New York City Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, a self-described socialist and vocal critic of car usage, has accumulated 46 traffic tickets over the past two and a half years. These violations include running red lights and blocking fire hydrants, resulting in over $4,000 in fines. Gallagher, who has been an advocate for reducing traffic lanes and lowering speed limits, has faced criticism for her perceived hypocrisy in advocating for stricter traffic regulations while flouting them herself. The situation has sparked a broader debate on traffic law enforcement and public safety, particularly concerning the behavior of cyclists and e-bike riders in NYC.
Democrat NYC Assemblywoman who criticized New Yorkers for using cars, racks up 46 traffic tickets in 2 1/2 years. Emily Gallagher, a self-described ‘Socialist’, has received over $4000 in fines despite demonizing drivers and backing multiple anti-car bills. The pronoun using… https://t.co/gE1t2wuxoK
Hey Emily Gallagher/@EmilyAssembly: Maniacs like you who blow through red lights should be barred from driving. New Yorkers are sick of hypocrites like you who have no regard for public safety. #SafetyLast https://t.co/qiPFDTEz6N https://t.co/QyajVWkMY7
Hey Emily Gallagher/@EmilyAssembly: No one is “scared” of you whether it’s the @nypost exposing your anti-car hypocrisy or constituents who oppose your pro-crime agenda. There is NO EXCUSE for passing red lights, blocking fire hydrants, and endangering people. You don’t belong on… https://t.co/Mw6QEPwhqu https://t.co/QyajVWkMY7
A self-described socialist NYC assemblywoman “has been upfront about her war on cars,” calling driving a “very kind of aggressive activity,” supporting city authority to lower speed limits to as low as 10 mph on some streets, and shrinking the number of traffic lanes on a…
She huffs, she puffs, she speeds. The princess of @TransAlt and @OpenPlans is a hypocrite who is reckless behind the wheel, yet demonizes drivers as a whole. All while looking the other way on the lawless behavior of those on two wheels. Shame. Vote @EmilyAssembly out. https://t.co/pZCOWiyRAi
A cyclist just went full speed through a red light, cutting off a bus, and go through a crowd of pedestrians. Their behaviors are disgusting and they’ve been emboldened by @StreetsPAC @StreetsblogNYC @TransAlt @LincolnRestler @RitaJosephNYC @MarkLevineNYC @ElizabAdams https://t.co/6nKj0Fdn8d
So, Emily lied, in tweet saying none of these were critical violations. Red-light runners kill. &this isn’t two parking tickets, it’s a pattern of behaving that the law doesn’t apply to me bc I’ve got $ to flout it. Then she demonized reporter/photog doing their job. https://t.co/awtmnncmh6
that's @EmilyAssembly, a typical @NYCProgressives @nydems, in action https://t.co/q9xF6zXSdo
Socialist, anti-car NYC pol @EmilyAssembly racks up 46 tickets, blew through red light https://t.co/217WlsnOya
Socialist, anti-car NYC pol Emily Gallagher racks up 46 tickets, blew through red light https://t.co/unDQUj0IMP https://t.co/KeVLeXEjzq
All the e-bikes @LosDeliveristas do is run red lights. @UnforceNYC @TransAlt @StreetsblogNYC @StreetsPAC @LincolnRestler the E-bike Warriors are breaking traffic laws. https://t.co/dOkUwyN4UJ
It is absolutely embarrassing how poor the enforcement of ebikes is in the UES. Just saw a mother shield her child from getting hit after a rider blew a red light. These bike advocates don’t care. The politicians don’t care.
This is not just about parking tickets. Just to remind folks, last year, the driver that killed 3 people in Rock Creek Park had 40 traffic camera tickets in DC worth $12,000 in fines in a 10-month period, almost all of them for speeding. https://t.co/LJSHXZWXHN