Bill de Blasio
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NYC Has a Bike-Share System That Works. Why Aren’t We Expanding It?
Instead of extending the usefulness of Citi Bike to more of the city, a two-tiered system could emerge in which neighborhoods outside the current Citi Bike service area get frozen out.
April 25, 2018
Central Park Goes Car-Free Forever on June 27
The campaign for a car-free park has lasted more than half a century and involved thousands of people. Today's historic announcement by Mayor de Blasio belongs to all of them.
April 20, 2018
108th Precinct Cracks Down on Sidewalk Parking — NYPD Placard Holders Not Included
A year into Mayor de Blasio's "crackdown," cops and other placard-holding city employees know they can still leave their personal vehicles anywhere they damn well please.
April 20, 2018
De Blasio’s Not Done Wasting Time on the Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar
On WNYC, the mayor talked about ferries and the streetcar as transit solutions for the city's growing population, never mentioning the bus routes that are hemorrhaging riders.
April 6, 2018
Deborah Glick Blames de Blasio for Albany’s Failure to Pass Congestion Pricing
Glick's constituents lost in the state budget, forking over money without getting the traffic reduction benefits of congestion pricing.
April 5, 2018
De Blasio Moves to Permit Pedal-Assist Electric Bikes on NYC Streets
Advocates welcomed the announcement while pointing out that more needs to be done to prevent harassment of deliver workers by police.
April 3, 2018
We Know Speed Cameras Save Lives, But Albany Still Hasn’t Let NYC Add More in Years
"Your voices are the only thing that will change the status quo in Albany right now," Mayor de Blasio told Families for Safe Streets at a rally this afternoon.
March 22, 2018
Want the Mayor to Keep Bus Lanes Clear? Bill de Blasio Thinks You’re Blinded By Ideology.
Without an engaged mayor who understands how he can improve the situation, New York's relentless traffic dysfunction will continue.
March 16, 2018
De Blasio’s Big Traffic Safety Push Relies on Albany, Not His Own Administration
De Blasio announced no increases for the city's street redesign budget, nor any other changes to traffic safety policy levers that he directly controls.
March 15, 2018
Trottenberg: DOT Will Redesign Ninth Street With Protected Bike Lanes
Earlier this week, Mayor de Blasio faced a crowd of his Park Slope neighbors calling for immediate safety improvements on the street.
March 8, 2018
