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

Winners

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Commissioner Kenneth Lipper — Leading up to the (now-postponed) vote regarding the Port Authority’s financial backing of the 3 World Trade Center tower, Lipper reminded the Board that it will be “triaging necessary transportation improvements to finance what will be an empty building.”

Amalgamated Transit Union and Sierra Club — The two organizations have announced a partnership “to highlight the key role public transit plays in combating climate change and pollution” and declared that May will be Transit Action Month.

New Britain (CT) business owner Nick Augustino — Seeing the benefits that the new CTfastrak busway will provide for his business, Augustino is considering running his own shuttle to get passengers from the New Britain terminal to his restaurant, and is also lobbying for a new secondary bus route that will pass by his restaurant.

Losers

Suffolk County Legislators Tom Cilmi, Robert Trotta and John Kennedy — A home rule message vote to install speed cameras in school zones in Suffolk County passed at Tuesday’s special meeting of the Suffolk Legislature. Cilmi, Trotta and Kennedy were the only legislators who voted against the measure, ignoring the proven benefits of reducing speed in school zones to protect children.

Greenpoint commuters — The Greenpoint G train service suspension is nearing, yet the ferry gangway connecting the neighborhood to the East River Ferry – one of the few alternatives to the train for north Brooklyn commuters – has still not been repaired since its collapse earlier this year.

Staten Island’s small business owners — The borough’s notorious traffic congestion is affecting delivery and service response times for business owners, with gridlock making up as much as half of the time required to complete a service call.