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Thursday’s Headlines: Bloomberg Backtrack Edition
The media company that bears the former mayor's name issued a terrible "QuickTake" on congestion pricing that simply took our breath away yesterday. Plus all the other news.
August 11, 2022
Study: Asphalt Art Decreases Vulnerable Road User Crashes By 50 Percent
Turns out, paint can be protection, at least when it's done right.
April 23, 2022
OPINION: Citi Bike’s Lessons for Open Streets
Mayor de Blasio — who has it much easier than his predecessor when it comes to urban amenities — should follow the bike-share playbook, says a co-host of the "War on Cars" podcast.
April 16, 2021
DOT Lost Millions in Federal Funds for Staten Island Ferry
The city blames the feds. The feds blame the city. But the bottom line? We lost out on more than $2 million in funding to make a Staten Island Ferry boat cleaner.
May 15, 2020
Bloomberg’s Infrastructure Plan: Save Lives, Boost Transit, Stop Building Roads
Would-be president Mike Bloomberg would focus mostly on maintaining roads and bridges we already have, rather than building new ones, while also investing three times more money in transit.
January 22, 2020
Bill Bratton Rolls Back Internal NYPD Parking Reform
On Monday the Times published an in-depth piece on how Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is aiming to boost NYPD morale, in part by giving officers more latitude to skirt departmental rules. The Times said such infractions might include “misplacing a memo book or being late for court.”
September 23, 2015
Vision Zero: Where Do We Go From Here?
John Petro is a policy analyst for New York City affairs and the co-author of "Vision Zero: How Safer Streets in New York City Can Save More Than 100 Lives a Year."
February 20, 2014
Council Overrides Bloomberg Veto of NYPD Hit-and-Run Transparency Bill
The City Council today voted to override a number of vetoes handed down by former Mayor Bloomberg. According to the Staten Island Advance, among the bills passed was Intro 1055, which requires NYPD to release information on hit-and-run crashes and investigations.
February 4, 2014
Koo Will Try Override After Bloomberg Vetoes NYPD Hit-and-Run Bill
As one of his last acts in office, Mayor Michael Bloomberg vetoed a bill that would have required NYPD to report to the City Council and the public on hit-and-run crashes. With lead sponsor Leroy Comrie also gone from City Hall, Council Member Peter Koo plans to marshal an effort to override the veto.
January 7, 2014
The 2013 NYC Streetsies, Part 3
Happy New Year, and welcome to the third and final installment of the 2013 NYC Streetsies, also known as the Streetsblog Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
January 1, 2014