Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and infrastructure in New York City must be reimagined in a manner that ensures vulnerable communities are no longer left to bear the brunt of climate injustice or left without transportation options. This includes evaluating and renovating crumbling infrastructure like the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and implementing novel solutions such as congestion pricing.
Congressman Goldman is a member of the Future of Transportation Caucus and the Quiet Skies Caucus.
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February 19, 2025
“Donald Trump’s rationale for his partisan cancellation of New York’s congestion pricing program is as hypocritical as it is groundless. To claim that the law does not allow for the program while simultaneously ignoring every statute that checks his authority is patently absurd.
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February 19, 2025
Congressman Dan Goldman joined Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) in introducing the ‘Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act,’ which would require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish safety standards for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micro mobility devices, such as electric scooters and bikes, addressing the fire risk posed by these batteries.
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January 9, 2025
Washington, DC – U.S. Reps. Dan Goldman (NY-10), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), Jerry Nadler (NY-12), and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today applauded President Joe Biden’s enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which includes the authorization of $160 million for environmental infrastructure improvements and authorization of measures mandating a comprehensive flood protection plan for the New York-New Jersey Harbor following the House of Representatives and Senate’s passage of the bipartisan ‘Water Resources Development Act’ (WRDA) of 2024.
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January 8, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today announced a $2 million federal Reconnecting Communities grant for New York City to transform the underutilized space underneath the Brooklyn Bridge. The project – Arches Plaza: Restoring the Community Fabric Under the Brooklyn Bridge – will connect several diverse and long-separated neighborhoods in Manhattan.
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October 15, 2024
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in introducing the ‘Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Act’, which would help cover disaster-related costs for essential farm, grocery, and meatpacking workers.
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October 10, 2024
New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today commended the Biden-Harris Administration’s decision to finalize the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), which require drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years.
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September 20, 2024
Brooklyn, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today announced that he and a coalition of elected officials secured a $163,800,000 Mega Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), which will be used by the City of New York to revitalize the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT).
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July 11, 2024
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today celebrated the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $5,664,000 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant to the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) to support the development of an Urban Freight Mobility Collaborative.
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July 10, 2024
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today celebrated the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarding of a $15,000,000 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to prepare a Corridor Profile Planning Assessment for the Interborough Express (IBX).
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June 12, 2024
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today released the following statement calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to provide clarity on the future of congestion pricing following Governor Hochul’s announcement that the implementation of congestion pricing would be postponed indefinitely.