Bill de Blasio
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A Round and a Roundy: The Mayor’s Answer to Everything
A reminder that the only thing that seems to our mayor out of bed is cops (and allowing cops to park in bike lanes).
September 8, 2021
Mayor Voices ‘Concern’ Over Insurance Rules that Hurt City Residents Injured by Uber, Lyft
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday expressed "concern" about a disparity in insurance requirements for Uber and Lyft taxis that shortchanges the city's crash victims, promising to review the issue further. His comments followed a Streetsblog investigation into the issue.
September 2, 2021
De Blasio to MTA: 16-Month Congestion Pricing Environmental Review Is ‘Ridiculous’
The mayor is the latest to accuse the governor and his transit henchmen of slow-walking the not-controversial-at-all-unless-you-love-cars plan. (Look at the face he made!)
August 17, 2021
The Mayor’s Time to Implement Bronx Bus Lanes is Running Out
Activists and politicians demanded on Wednesday that Mayor de Blasio fulfill his longstanding promise to begin work on multiple Bronx bus lane projects — and do so before students head back to school, an annual rite that leads to more traffic.
August 5, 2021
Mayor Won’t Commit to Bold Plan for 34th Avenue that All His Would-Be Successors Support
The stall continues.
June 16, 2021
De Blasio Relents On MTA’s Insatiable Demand For Cops — But It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
Mayor de Blasio caved to the demands from the state-controlled MTA to send even more cops into the subway system — a decision that underscored how easily this mayor is cowed, but also paves the way for a new approach by whoever is sworn in next year.
May 18, 2021