Taking the Transportation Fight to Congress from NY-7
The War on Cars
The War on Cars, LLC
4.9 • 937 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 125 minutes
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Summary
Antonio Reynoso, Claire Valdez, and Julie Won are all running in the June 23 Democratic primary for New York's 7th congressional district. That's the seat that opened up when veteran Democratic politician Nydia Velazquez announced she was retiring. It's a traditionally progressive district, covering neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens. This isn't just about New York, though. Federal funding is incredibly important to local transportation, and that money is in danger. But a new generation of candidates across the country is prioritizing the issues that matter to us at The War on Cars. What role can congressional representatives play in making our streets and transit systems better?
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| 1:23.1 | Again, that's upway.co, discount code TWOC 100. I try to find a way to really, you know, connect with people and not look at them as like, oh, you're car crazy. You're terrible people. It's like, no, I get you. You have a perspective. You grew up with this car culture. I get it. To break that down, I need to connect in a certain way. And that's the |
| 1:44.3 | strategy that I used. People are really looking for real community in their lives. They're |
| 1:50.5 | looking for places to be in community with their neighbors. And so I think public opinion |
| 1:55.3 | in this is changing a little bit. I think there's much more interest in advancing. A vision of New York |
| 2:00.8 | City where more |
| 2:01.8 | space is available to the public and taken away from private vehicle traffic, so people can get |
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