Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

Mayor Refuses To Explain Citi Bike Shutdown As Bike-Share Curfew Now Starts at 6 P.M.

By Dave Colon | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

What it Hizzoner — or the top cop? Whoever is to blame, thousands of essential workers have lost another way of getting around during the curfew, which starts at 8 p.m.

The police charged a largely peaceful crowd in Brooklyn. Photo: Kel Bush

Op-Ed: More Bus Lanes, Fewer Police Cars!

By Betsy Plum | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

The violent response to the protests has thrown a harsh light on the city's budget priorities. They must change.

Yes, it's sometimes crowded, but the subway is the solution.

MTA Announces Return To ‘Regular Service’ During Open Letter War With Mayor

By Dave Colon | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

Full service? Only if you consider 20-hour-a-day service "full."

What we get when we subsidize cars: More of them.

Improv Everything: What Is The Plan To Move People as the Economy Reopens?

By Dave Colon | Jun 1, 2020 | No Comments

Will the city be shut down by gridlock on June 8 and beyond? Here's our exhaustive preview.

Mayor de Blasio with Police Commissioner Dermot Shea in a file photo. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Promises to Investigate Police Use of Deadly Force — As Police Commissioner Vows Counter Investigation Against Protesters

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 31, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor and NYPD move quickly to show they are taking police violence seriously — but they also blamed protesters.

Evelia's Tamales, an immigrant-owned food truck, has tried to keep its business alive during the pandemic. Photo: Street Vendor Project

Op-Ed: City Must Include Street Vendors in Any Outdoor Dining Push

By Street Vendor Project | May 19, 2020 | No Comments

How the "al fresco" movement could help under-served — and often harassed — immigrant-owned businesses.

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