Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

City vehicles and NYPD SUVs parked in the Vernon Boulevard bike lane for Mayor de Blasio's ferry announcement on Friday afternoon. Photo: @dimpNewYork

Mayor’s Motorcade Parks In Queens Bike Lane So Mayor Can Make Ferry Announcement

By Dave Colon | Aug 28, 2020 | No Comments

Apparently, he didn't have a gym to be driven to.

The comptroller wants more than just aerobics in front of high schools. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

OPINION: Show Us the Money for School Streets, Mr. Mayor

By Cateia Rembert and Justin Krebs | Aug 28, 2020 | No Comments

Without dedicated funding, the "outdoor learning" program will only promote inequality among schools.

"Streeteries" are one new use of the curb. More are coming. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

OPINION: Rich Nabes Get More City Programs, While Poor Areas Struggle for Basic Transit

By Jabari Brisport | Aug 27, 2020 | No Comments

Restaurant streets have sprouted apace. Bus lanes? Not so much.

Here's Williamsburg Prep High School in a Google street view image. Cars cars cars.

Mayor Won’t Stop Teachers From Parking on School Playgrounds

By Eve Kessler | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

"It really depends on the school," he tells NY1.

A Round and a Roundy: Carmageddon is Here, Mr. Mayor

By Streetsblog | Aug 10, 2020 | No Comments

It's time for an update on all the measures Mayor de Blasio has (or has not!) undertaken to rein in cars.

The 77th Precinct station house on June 1. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Mayor Says NYPD is Retreating From Stolen Streets — Public Sees Little Evidence

By Eve Kessler | Aug 5, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio said on Tuesday that the NYPD is withdrawing from the scores of streets and sidewalks that it seized during recent Black Lives Matter protests — but have you seen any pullback?

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