Bill de Blasio
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OPINION: Rich Nabes Get More City Programs, While Poor Areas Struggle for Basic Transit
Restaurant streets have sprouted apace. Bus lanes? Not so much.
August 27, 2020
Mayor Won’t Stop Teachers From Parking on School Playgrounds
"It really depends on the school," he tells NY1.
August 26, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: Carmageddon is Here, Mr. Mayor
It's time for an update on all the measures Mayor de Blasio has (or has not!) undertaken to rein in cars.
August 10, 2020
Mayor Says NYPD is Retreating From Stolen Streets — Public Sees Little Evidence
Mayor de Blasio said on Tuesday that the NYPD is withdrawing from the scores of streets and sidewalks that it seized during recent Black Lives Matter protests — but have you seen any pullback?
August 5, 2020
Revel Temporarily Ends Scooter Service In New York City
Electric scooter share company Revel announced on Tuesday morning that it had abruptly shut its service in New York City pending a review of its safety measures after two riders died in separate crashes this month — and Mayor de Blasio said the company can't continue "without making this service safe."
July 28, 2020
Opinion: Mayor de Blasio Must Stay Course on Flushing Busway
A proposed busway on car-choked Main Street is drawing opposition from business owners. But it would help transit riders, pedestrians and — ultimately — merchants.
July 22, 2020
Opinion: De Blasio’s Unbalanced Budget
Cuts to worthy transportation programs — while sparing the bloated NYC Ferry — make a mockery of the mayor's stated goal of uniting the "Two New Yorks."
July 9, 2020
Mayor Solves a Huge Social Justice Problem: Alternate-Side Parking
'We have to change the status quo on the biggest issues of fairness,' says the city's SUV socialist-in-chief.
June 23, 2020
Carpocalypse Now … And Forever?! Mayor de Blasio Cheers Phase 2 Traffic Jams
Phase 2 re-opening bringing city back to the "normal" of pollution, traffic and death.
June 22, 2020
It’s Official: NYPD Just Stole Streets by Station Houses
Trottenberg cops to the fact that security agency stole the public right of way — but neither she nor the mayor offer any remedy.
June 18, 2020
