Many restaurants are using heavy, opaque materials to allow patrons to dine in relative warmth — but endangering cyclists and pedestrians because car drivers can no longer see through the outdoor dining structures.
In his weekly "Ask the Mayor" segment on WNYC on Friday morning, Mayor de Blasio mischaracterized a Brooklyn Assembly Member's proposed bill to put a surcharge on non-essential online retail orders to curb pollution and road violence.
Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.