Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

No More Empty Gestures — Here’s How de Blasio Can Really Divest NYC From Fossil Fuels

By Ben Fried | Sep 10, 2018 | 14 Comments

Climate change is a serious threat. Selling city pension funds' stake in the fossil fuel industry to other investors is not a serious response.

Mayor de Blasio announcing the BQX in February of 2016. Photo: Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office

De Blasio Moves Forward With the BQX: Here’s Four Things You Should Know

By David Meyer | Aug 31, 2018 | 34 Comments

It is still unclear if this $2.73-billion thing is really going to happen.

The BQX streetcar is a $2.7-billion boondoggle, our columnist says. Image: Friends of BQX

EXCLUSIVE: Sunset Park Nixed From de Blasio’s Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Fantasy

By David Meyer | Aug 29, 2018 | 22 Comments

The timeline for the project has also changed, the source said: BQX boosters hoped construction would begin next year, it's now slated to start in 2024.

E-bikes confiscated by the 19th Precinct

Judge: Restaurant Owners, Not Workers, Must Pay Fines for E-Bikes

By David Meyer | Aug 28, 2018 | 8 Comments

It's only one judge, but a big legal hole just got blown in Mayor de Blasio's crackdown on delivery e-bikes.

The redesign of Ninth Street in Park Slope has created protected bike lanes on both sides, albeit tighter lanes than others in the city. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Ninth Street Protected Bike Lane Taking Shape, Albeit With Narrower-Than-Normal Bike Lanes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 23, 2018 | 18 Comments

Overall, however, the roadway will be much safer, city officials said.

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