I write in response to Assemblyman Charles Fall’s November 22 opinion piece.

Notably, most of Mr. Fall’s complaints originate at the threshold of his own office, not with the incoming mayor. His neighbors in Mariners Harbor endure some of the nation’s longest public commutes, yet he has failed to advance the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) plan he cites. That proposal languishes not at City Hall, but at the State-run MTA.

On transportation, Councilmember Kamillah Hanks — not the assemblyman — recently announced the restoration of the Staten Island–Brooklyn ferry. And while Mr. Fall highlights his vote to maintain the Verrazzano Bridge discount, he omits that the same bill installed speed cameras across Staten Island, where roughly 80% of residents must rely on cars.

Outrageously, Fall even introduced legislation to prohibit the use of flashing-light warnings for speed cameras — warnings that are standard in many places where such enforcement exists. It seems he prefers collecting fines from working families to encouraging drivers who are warned to actually slow down.

Once again, the “villain” he points to is a massive state agency — the MTA — not the mayor.

On housing, I am unaware of any initiatives from Assemblyman Fall to create affordable units anywhere in the borough. There is no need for him to “have a conversation with the mayor” on this matter; he might instead call Councilmember Hanks, who has just announced 2,500 new homes at the former Wheel site and is on track to deliver a legacy total of 5,000 new North Shore homes, many of them permanently affordable. That’s 5,000 to 0. He should be partnering, not posturing.

Mr. Fall now calls for stronger public safety while having voted for in the state for bail reform, Raise the Age, and other celebrated “reforms” that have left many Staten Islanders feeling less safe.

It is my sincere hope that, going forward, Assemblyman Fall finds greater success addressing Assemblyman Fall. With his new title of Deputy Majority Leader, many of these state issues should now be easy layups.

(Kevin Love is a Stapleton resident. He is the husband of Kamillah Hanks. These opinions are his own views and not necessarily the views of the Councilmember.)