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Editorial: The Streetsie Award for The Most Objectionable Things de Blasio Said this Year

By Streetsblog | Dec 22, 2021 | No Comments

The Streetsie for "Worst" or "Least Intelligent" or simply the "Most Ill-Informed Thing Mayor de Blasio Said This Year" is one of our most challenging awards year in and year out. But we have five primo nominees for you.

Ydanis Rodriguez at a press conference announcing his appointment to the Department of Transportation in December 2021. Photo: Dave Colon

Incoming DOT Commissioner Rodriguez Promises To Upgrade Half of the City’s Plastic-Protected Bike Lanes

By Dave Colon | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

Call incoming Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez the Man of Steel.

Locals are not happy with DOT's plans for a redesign of 21st Street in Astoria. Photo: NYC DOT

Advocates: DOT’s 21st Street Redesign Caters to Drivers and Parking

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

DOT's plan for a dedicated curbside bus lane won't remove any parking spots, which discriminates against straphangers and pedestrians on behalf of car drivers on a deadly strip, critics said.

Tuesday’s Headlines: All the Junk We Buy Edition

By Streetsblog | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

Helping you get rid of all the stuff you don't need — plus the rest of the day's headlines.

Streetsies 2021: The Biggest Reasons To Hope For A Brighter Future

By Dave Colon | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

Let's highlight the news stories and developments that prove that maybe, just maybe, 2022 will be a transformative year.

City Investigating NYPD 311 Harassment Allegations After Streetsblog Report

By Jesse Coburn | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

The Department of Investigation said agency staffers were probing allegations that Streetsblog reported two months ago.

Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Eric Adams Taps Ydanis Rodriguez to Head the Department of Transportation

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

Well, this could be some good news.

That's Mayor de Blasio at the last media party at Gracie Mansion in 2019. That's our editor's whiskey in the foreground.

Monday’s Headlines: Holiday Parties are Such a Hassle Anyway Edition

By Streetsblog | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio canceled his annual holiday reception for the media (a good move), plus all the other news from over the weekend. (Photo, left, is from the 2019 party.)

Streetsies 2021: The Best Project of the Year

By Streetsblog | Dec 20, 2021 | No Comments

It's not true that Streetsblog is constantly nitpicking every single thing the state or city Department of Transportation does! We love some projects ... like these.

USDOT Wants States To Spend Infrastructure Funds Sustainably

By Kea Wilson | Dec 19, 2021 | No Comments

The feds are pushing states to spend infrastructure funds on projects that will help end the climate and roadway death crises.

The History of a Movement, Postscript: Notes on This Series

By Charles Komanoff | Dec 19, 2021 | No Comments

Here's a final roundup of details from Charles Komanoff's provocative series on the early street safety movement.

Mayor de Blasio's efforts to curtail placard corruption all have failed ignominiously.

NYPD Bombshell: New ‘All Agency’ Policy on Placard Abuse Coming Soon

By Eve Kessler | Dec 17, 2021 | No Comments

The dying de Blasio administration will apparently make one last effort to curb illegal use of parking certificates.

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