Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Coronavirus Crisis

Photo: Law Chen

MUST-WATCH: ‘Delivery Guys are Not Trash’ — They’re Heroes

By Streetsblog | Apr 24, 2020 | No Comments

If you watch nothing else today, please watch this four-minute video by producers Jon Hsu and Law Chen featuring New York's hard-working delivery cyclists.

This scene, from Oakland, may become the norm in New York, thanks to an announcement by Mayor de Blasio. Photo: City of Oakland

City Council’s ‘Open Streets’ Bill Doesn’t Say Much — But It Doesn’t Have To

By Dave Colon | Apr 23, 2020 | No Comments

The City Council bill that could force the de Blasio administration to open 75 miles of streets to pedestrians and cyclists doesn't say much, but still packs a punch. Here's a preview of Friday's hearing.

A crowded Manhattan sidewalk on April 22, 2020. Photo: Aliza Yaillen

This Is Not an Opinion Column: New York’s Sidewalks Really Are Too Narrow

By Leila Hawa | Apr 23, 2020 | No Comments

A transportation planner's maps show the perils of walking in the age of social distancing. Give us the space we need, Mr. Mayor!

The mayor on Wednesday.

Still Defiant, Now Mayor de Blasio Wrongly Claims California Can Have Open Space Because Its Drivers are Better

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments

Golden State residents are openly mocking our mayor.

Photo: Neal Boenzi/Courtesy NY Times

KOMANOFF: It’s Earth Day — Let’s Celebrate NYC’s Cleaner Air

By Charles Komanoff | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments

The distance we've come since the photo above is impressive, and we can credit Earth Day activism and government regulation.

NYPD Transportation Chief William Morris. Photo: NYC.gov

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Wednesday’s Headlines: Hang in There, Chief! Edition

By Streetsblog | Apr 22, 2020 | No Comments

A top NYPD official is ill. Plus all the headlines.

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