Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill Bratton

De Blasio Rolls Out a Multi-Agency Approach to Reducing Traffic Violence

By Stephen Miller | Jan 15, 2014 | 10 Comments

Calling traffic fatalities an “epidemic” that deserves immediate attention from the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio launched his administration’s “Vision Zero” agenda this afternoon, setting out to eliminate traffic deaths within a decade. The most important news to come out of today’s announcement is that his administration will enlist multiple agencies to tackle the multifaceted […]

De Blasio Traffic Safety Announcement Coming Up in Queens Today

By Ben Fried | Jan 15, 2014 | 1 Comment

This afternoon, Mayor de Blasio is expected to be joined by Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg at a press conference about traffic safety. The event is at PS 152, near the site where 8-year-old Noshat Nahian was killed by an unlicensed tractor-trailer driver last month. TODAY de Blasio traffic safety announcement […]

Bratton: NYPD Will Devote “Intensive Focus” to Traffic Violence

By Stephen Miller | Jan 2, 2014 | 13 Comments

At a press conference this afternoon for the ceremonial swearing in of Bill Bratton as police commissioner, Mayor Bill de Blasio took the microphone to express his administration’s commitment to its Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities within ten years. Bratton followed up with more remarks about how the department will prioritize street safety, saying NYPD […]