Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Department of Education

The comptroller wants more than just aerobics in front of high schools. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Pressure Grows on Mayor to Give Streets to Schools for Outdoor Classes

By Gersh Kuntzman and Amy Zimmer | Jul 24, 2020 | No Comments

“Families, teachers, school staff and many others are deeply concerned about the safety of sending students back to indoor school in the fall," said Brad Lander.

Mayor de Blasio says he won't ban cars in front of schools. Photo: NYC DOT

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Mayor Won’t Ban Cars In Front Of Schools, Says Parents ‘Need’ To Drive

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 28, 2020 | No Comments

“There's a whole lot of parents in this town who need to drop their kids, so I do not believe a car ban is the way to do things,” de Blasio said.

They seized paradise to put up a parking lot. Photo: Doug Gordon

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STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION (Well, Not Really): City Bans Teacher Parking on Play Street (But Then Does Nothing)

By Streetsblog | Jan 17, 2020 | No Comments

Lesson one, students: Lie to the media.

Some play street! It's filled with teachers' cars. Photo: Doug Gordon

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PLACARD CLASS WARFARE: Brooklyn ‘Play Street’ Scrapped So Teachers Can Park

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 15, 2020 | No Comments

Look out, kids — teacher's gotta get to her parking space!

Senior Hit and Killed by School Bus Driver

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

A Queens senior citizen was run over and killed by the driver of a school bus this morning as he crossed a roadway with his wife — who watched her husband die right in front of her.

Weingarten Looks to Soothe Tension Over Placard Cuts

By Brad Aaron | Aug 28, 2008 | 24 Comments

Today is the first workday of the new year for city public school teachers, some 52,000 of whom have a little over a month to prepare for a commute without free parking privileges. As reported earlier this week, the city and the United Federation of Teachers have reached an agreement that will rescind all but […]