Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

As many as 40 buses an hour are disrupted by public employees who have taken over the curbside lane on Livingston Street. Video still: @JarekFA

De Blasio “Placard Crackdown” Update: Placard Holders Monopolize Livingston Street Bus Lane

By Brad Aaron | Feb 16, 2018 | 6 Comments

Nine months after Mayor de Blasio announced his big placard crackdown, it has yet to reach Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn, where bus riders stew in traffic while placard-holding government employees illegally park in the bus lane.

Liberty Avenue intersection where a motorist killed Toolia Rambarose. Image: Google Maps

DOT Needs More Resources From City Hall to Fix Streets Like Deadly Liberty Ave. in Queens

By Brad Aaron | Feb 15, 2018 | No Comments

Six people have died in crashes on Liberty Avenue since 2009. DOT noted hazardous conditions for walking on Liberty in 2015, but didn’t prescribe safety upgrades.

City Council Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez. Photo: David Meyer

NYC Bus Service Isn’t Getting Better, and de Blasio’s Not Doing Much to Fix It

By David Meyer | Feb 14, 2018 | 9 Comments

NYC buses are still slowing down and ridership is in free fall, but Mayor de Blasio hasn't picked up the pace of projects that improve bus service.

E-bikes confiscated by the 19th Precinct

Can Albany and the City Council Save NYC From de Blasio’s Backward E-Bike Policy?

By Brad Aaron | Feb 14, 2018 | 14 Comments

State lawmakers have again introduced legislation to classify e-bikes as bicycles, rather than motor vehicles. Council Member Rafael Espinal has authored a resolution in support of the Albany bill, and is calling on the mayor to stop targeting commercial cyclists.

Police vehicles parked in the Utica Avenue bus lane. Via TransitCenter

The People Sworn to Uphold the Law Are NYC’s Biggest Bus Lane Violators

By David Meyer | Feb 12, 2018 | 12 Comments

Any effort to solve NYC's transportation challenges has to involve dedicating a lot more street space to transit, biking, and walking. But across the five boroughs, the city's attempts to prioritize space-efficient modes of travel are sabotaged... by people who work for the city. And police are the worst offenders.

Mayor Bill de Blasio. Photo: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office

De Blasio’s Zeal for Fare Enforcement Doesn’t Extend to People Who Steal Street Space to Park Illegally

By David Meyer | Feb 9, 2018 | 12 Comments

The mayor says repeat turnstile jumpers should be arrested to prevent widespread fare evasion. But you can steal curb space or abuse a parking placard repeatedly and never go to jail.

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