A weekly roundup of good deeds, missteps, heroic feats and epic failures in the tri-state region and beyond.

WINNERS

Bridgeport, CT Mayor Bill Finch – The mayor unveiled a comprehensive safe streets campaign in the city which include short and long-term infrastructure improvements and increased enforcement.

NYPD 78th Precinct – The Park Slope precinct replaced a parking spot in front of the building’s entrance with a bike corral.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams – After seven years with Tri-State, our Associate Director Ryan Lynch will now serve as Policy Director to Borough President Adams.

New York City Department of City Planning – After three years with Tri-State, our Staff Analyst Kathi Ko will now serve as a planner for the Queens Department of Planning.

LOSERS

New Jersey taxpayers – The “Bridgegate” scandal’s taxpayer burden is still climbing as legal representation costs have now surpassed $9 million.

Pulaski Bridge bike-ped path users  – The long-awaited and sorely-needed two-way protected bike lane across the bridge has been delayed until the summer of 2015.

New York City children – An analysis by Gotham Gazette found that children are at high risk of being injured or killed in traffic in the five boroughs – particularly in low-income neighborhoods in Brooklyn and the Bronx.

Motorists in New York Parks – It is beginning to look like the days of cars in Central and Prospect Parks are numbered as political momentum builds behind a push to ban cars from parks during summer months.