Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

Revel Temporarily Ends Scooter Service In New York City

By Dave Colon | Jul 28, 2020 | No Comments

Electric scooter share company Revel announced on Tuesday morning that it had abruptly shut its service in New York City pending a review of its safety measures after two riders died in separate crashes this month — and Mayor de Blasio said the company can't continue "without making this service safe."

Crowds on dangerous Flushing Main Street. The City Council is considering a rezoning that would add more cars to the area. Photo: Steven Vago

Opinion: Mayor de Blasio Must Stay Course on Flushing Busway

By Mel Gagarin | Jul 22, 2020 | No Comments

A proposed busway on car-choked Main Street is drawing opposition from business owners. But it would help transit riders, pedestrians and — ultimately — merchants.

Those were the days. Council Speaker Corey Johnson and advocates celebrated the adoption of Fair Fares in 2018. The budget adopted last week cuts the popular program drastically. Photo: John McCarten/NYC Council

Opinion: De Blasio’s Unbalanced Budget

By Benjamin Kabak | Jul 9, 2020 | No Comments

Cuts to worthy transportation programs — while sparing the bloated NYC Ferry — make a mockery of the mayor's stated goal of uniting the "Two New Yorks."

Mayor Solves a Huge Social Justice Problem: Alternate-Side Parking

By Dave Colon | Jun 23, 2020 | No Comments

'We have to change the status quo on the biggest issues of fairness,' says the city's SUV socialist-in-chief.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Patch

Carpocalypse Now … And Forever?! Mayor de Blasio Cheers Phase 2 Traffic Jams

By Steven Vago | Jun 22, 2020 | No Comments

Phase 2 re-opening bringing city back to the "normal" of pollution, traffic and death.

The new face of the NYPD. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

It’s Official: NYPD Just Stole Streets by Station Houses

By Eve Kessler | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments

Trottenberg cops to the fact that security agency stole the public right of way — but neither she nor the mayor offer any remedy.

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