Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

Buses stuck in traffic are a de Blasio legacy.

Thursday’s Headlines: A Gaslighting Mayor We Won’t Miss Edition

By Streetsblog | Dec 16, 2021 | No Comments

Our old man editor finally got a question in at Mayor de Blasio's press-conference-by-phone yesterday — and was promptly condescended to. Plus, other news from yesterday.

NYPD Ignores Council Request for Info on Allegedly Fraudulent 311 Responses

By Jesse Coburn | Oct 25, 2021 | No Comments

Council leaders had asked the NYPD to provide materials related to 14 311 service requests about illegal parking that police officers had marked as resolved despite never responding to the scenes of the infractions, according to council investigators.

A Round and a Roundy: The Mayor’s Answer to Everything

By Streetsblog | Sep 8, 2021 | No Comments

A reminder that the only thing that seems to our mayor out of bed is cops (and allowing cops to park in bike lanes).

Mayor Bill de Blasio in January. Photo: Ed Reed / Mayor's Office

Mayor Voices ‘Concern’ Over Insurance Rules that Hurt City Residents Injured by Uber, Lyft

By Jesse Coburn | Sep 2, 2021 | No Comments

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday expressed "concern" about a disparity in insurance requirements for Uber and Lyft taxis that shortchanges the city's crash victims, promising to review the issue further. His comments followed a Streetsblog investigation into the issue.

Mayor de Blasio, seen here giving the gas face to a 16-month environmental review for congestion pricing. Photo: Mayor's office via YouTube

De Blasio to MTA: 16-Month Congestion Pricing Environmental Review Is ‘Ridiculous’

By Dave Colon | Aug 17, 2021 | No Comments

The mayor is the latest to accuse the governor and his transit henchmen of slow-walking the not-controversial-at-all-unless-you-love-cars plan. (Look at the face he made!)

Ashley Price speaking during rally. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

The Mayor’s Time to Implement Bronx Bus Lanes is Running Out

By Fiifi Frimpong | Aug 5, 2021 | No Comments

Activists and politicians demanded on Wednesday that Mayor de Blasio fulfill his longstanding promise to begin work on multiple Bronx bus lane projects — and do so before students head back to school, an annual rite that leads to more traffic.

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