Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg's twelfth and final State of the City address neatly encapsulated the internal contradictions of his transportation and planning policies. In his prepared remarks, the mayor called the impending launch of bike-share "the biggest change to our transportation network in ages," but the speech was also peppered with boasts about stadium-related mega-projects that are going to generate torrents of traffic on city streets. Also in the mix: some references to the welcome push for transit-oriented density in Midtown East, and an electric-car incentive that we'll be taking a closer look at in the days ahead.

A 7-year-old boy was struck and killed by a motorist in Ridgewood Thursday evening.

After talking up bike-share on the airwaves this morning, Mayor Bloomberg headed uptown, where he and other electeds broke ground for the restoration of the High Bridge.

Mayor Bloomberg brushed off an anti-bike crank while bragging on bike-share, set to launch this spring, during his radio show this morning.

A go-to NIMBY argument against safe street improvements is that bike lanes, pedestrian plazas, and ped refuge islands interfere with emergency responders.

Some notes from Bloomberg's latest Sandy briefing, which wrapped up minutes ago:

If Mayor Bloomberg regrets his administration's involvement in the Yankee Stadium parking disaster, he's not letting on.

Last week, Mayor Bloomberg, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance announced the indictments of 16 defendants allegedly involved in illegal gun trafficking.

The Riverdale Press revealed last week what should have been a bombshell allegation of the sort that is splashed on front pages across the city. But it wasn't picked up by other media outlets, nor was it the focus of the Riverdale Press story.