Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about City Council

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea looming over his boss in a file photo.

Advocates, Pols to Mayor: Defund the NYPD Now

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 1, 2020 | No Comments

"If police budgets bought peace, the $6 billion NYPD budget would’ve bought the most sophisticated de-escalatory operation in the world," Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Monday. "Clearly, it didn't."

Famed restaurant architect David Rockwell created this idea for outdoor space — showing the Park Slope restaurant Negril — for the New York City Hospitality Alliance. Photo: Rockwell Group

Council: Mayor Must ‘Think Outside The Box’ When It Comes To Open Streets for Restaurants

By Julianne Cuba | May 29, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio is too myopic when it comes to rethinking street space to help struggling New Yorkers during the COVID-19 crisis, lawmakers charged on Thursday.

Council Seeks Open Streets for Restaurants, Defying de Blasio (Again!)

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

The City Council today will take up a measure to require the city to create space "throughout the city for outdoor dining amid the COVID-19 pandemic," according to a statement from Speaker Corey Johnson.

A cop in the East Village kneeled on a man arrested for alleged social-distancing violations. Video showed that the officer punched the man while tackling him. Photo: Daquan Owens

Council: NYPD Must Stop Discriminatory Social Distancing Enforcement

By Julianne Cuba | May 24, 2020 | No Comments

“We are seeing the emergence of stop and frisk 2.0," said one Council Member.

More please, says the Council. File photo: Dave Colon

Council To Mayor: Bus Service Needs Improvements, Not Cuts

By Julianne Cuba | May 13, 2020 | No Comments

"Bus service has powered the city’s emergency response, providing critical service to frontline workers — 75 percent of whom are people of color,” 13 Council Members wrote.

Council Member Carlina Rivera is co-sponsor of the bill to create more open space. Photo courtesy Karlin Chan, used with permission

UPDATE: Council Overrules De Blasio, Will Create Miles of Open Streets; Mayor Not Giving In

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 17, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio will be forced — by law — to open up scores of miles of roadways for pedestrians and cyclists, thanks to a City Council bill that will be introduced next week.

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