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‘This Deal Reeks’: Activists Blast de Blasio for Rikers ‘Quid Pro Quo’ with Anti-Bike-Lane Queens Pol
"Finish it now! Finish it now!" street safety activists chanted in the face of more stalling from the mayor.
October 20, 2019
L’CHAIM! Southern Brooklyn Pol Gave Up His Car — So Can You, Mr. Mayor
“I would encourage drivers to use mass transit as much as they can," said Council Member Chaim Deutsch, days after Hizzoner refused to do just that.
September 27, 2019
UPDATED: Mayor to MTA: You Can Have My Money … on Three Conditions!
The MTA is expecting $3 billion from the mayor — but he wants to make sure the agency exhausts a lot of other funding first.
September 25, 2019
Editorial: Bill de Blasio Must Put His Feet Where His Mouth Is on Climate
Despite the drastically warming planet (and his own heated rhetoric), Mayor de Blasio refuses to get out of his SUV — even for one day a week!
September 24, 2019
Reporter’s Notebook: Mayor de Blasio’s Half-Hearted Vision Zero is a Blood-Soaked Joke
We're not just a little behind Europe on livable streets and sustainable logistics — we're not even on the same planet.
September 19, 2019
De Blasio Digs In on Helmet-Law Nonsense in Incoherent Radio Appearance
Cyclists have got to start considering how to protect themselves from the mayor.
September 6, 2019
Thursday’s Headlines: ‘de Brainless’ for the Fall Edition
Why the mayor's bike-regulation bid is all about politics. That and all the day's news, just by clicking above!
September 5, 2019
De Brainless: Mayor Endorses Meritless Helmet and Licensing Requirements for Cyclists
The idea that helmets make cyclists safer flies in the face of every piece of research done on the subject including by, uh, the mayor's own Department of Transportation.
September 4, 2019
Friday’s Headlines: The Times Gets It Right and Trottenberg Gets It Wrong Edition
The Paper of Record calls out Mayor de Blasio for not doing enough to keep cyclists safe. Meanwhile, Streetsblog calls out Polly Trottenberg for giving in to parking psychosis in Fort Greene. Click for more news!
August 16, 2019
Trottenberg Op-Ed Exclusive: Riding the ‘Green Wave’ — and the Choppy Waters Ahead
Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg graciously agreed to write us a column about the challenges and the hope of Vision Zero. It's must-read time again at Streetsblog.
August 5, 2019
