Bill de Blasio
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Justice Delivered: E-Bikes Legalized Statewide In Budget Bill
State lawmakers have saved e-bike-using delivery workers from the Wrath of de Blasio.
April 1, 2020
Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan
COVID-19 underscores that closing streets to traffic and enhancing amenities in the crowded core will be vital to the survival of urban America.
April 1, 2020
Mayor to Extend ‘Open Streets’ Plan through Sunday
The four stretches of roadway set aside as a four-day, car-free pilot program last week will continue as open space for pedestrians through Sunday, Streetsblog has learned.
March 31, 2020
Op-Ed: Let’s Build a Network of ‘Quiet Streets’
COVID19 demonstrates the need for more space for people — like this gorgeous rendering above.
March 30, 2020
KOMANOFF: Where the Streets Have No Mayor
De Blasio’s failure to pedestrianize more than a few dozen blocks shows his true colors.
March 27, 2020
Mayor’s Answer on His Underwhelming ‘Open Streets’ Plan is Still Underwhelming — As an Army of Cops Enforces Roads
The mayor has finally discussed his reasoning behind why he created only 1.5 miles of car-free streets in a city with 6,000 miles of roads — and his failure to provide more open space relates to how he sees open space in general: it's dangerous!
March 27, 2020
Komanoff: De Blasio — Even Now — Is MIA on Breaking the Car Culture
The mayor's actions and utterances show again and again that he lives inside a "windshield world."
March 25, 2020
Mayor Not Ready to Ban Cars on Some Streets, Despite Cuomo Order
"I understand [and] respect absolutely advocacy journalism [but] you're looking at this from one prism," the mayor said.
March 23, 2020
UPDATE: Cuomo Orders de Blasio to Ban Cars on Some Streets to Promote Social Distancing, But Mayor is Unsure
At his daily press conference on Sunday, the governor said he spoke with the mayor and with Council Speaker Corey Johnson to "develop an immediate plan" to "open streets."
March 22, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: Virtual De Blasio Edition
The mayor did a conference call with reporters instead of his usual in-person avail — but it did prompt yet another classic exchange between Hizzoner and his regular whipping boy, our editor. Plus the other news.
March 20, 2020
