Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

There's a hiring freeze, but no official cop rollback. Photo: Caitlin Plaut

NYPD Out of MTA: School Safety Agents To Hand Out Masks And Social Distancing Reminders

By Dave Colon | Jun 8, 2020 | No Comments

Transit advocates welcomed the free masks, but said they would prefer if the city found a way to do the job without any kind of police officer being tasked with it.

Police violently attack and arrest a cyclist during a Black Lives Matter solidarity ride on Saturday. Video: Mike Hassell

SEE IT! Police Beat Up Cyclist During Black Lives Matter Protest

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 8, 2020 | No Comments

Why did cops tackle and pummel cyclist Pierce McCaffrey? Apparently, he was cycling too slowly for their taste. And it's all on videotape.

Three bikes awaiting their owners next to Borough Hall, after police cleared out Cadman Plaza. Photo: Ben Feibleman

‘It’s Not Your Bike Anymore’: Police Swipe Bikes at Black Lives Matter March

By Julianne Cuba and Dave Colon | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

Cops aggressively swiped protestors’ and reporters’ bikes during a peaceful protest Wednesday night in Brooklyn — which is illegal.

The mayor is losing whatever support he had. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

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Thursday’s Headlines: A Terrible Day for De Blasio Edition

By Streetsblog | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

A really bad stretch for the mayor gets worse, as 236 former and (oops!) current staffers pen an open letter saying what a bad job he's doing. Plus the rest of yesterday's news, including a clip of cops out of control and another of them apparently stealing bikes.

A SUV driver crashed into a coffee shop in Brooklyn in 2020, injuring a woman. It was one of tens of thousands of injury-producing crashes citywide last year. Photo: Waddie Grant via Instagram

ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies

By Eve Kessler | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.

Mayor Refuses To Explain Citi Bike Shutdown As Bike-Share Curfew Now Starts at 6 P.M.

By Dave Colon | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

What it Hizzoner — or the top cop? Whoever is to blame, thousands of essential workers have lost another way of getting around during the curfew, which starts at 8 p.m.

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