Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

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 […]

We Know Where NYC’s Next Mayor Will Live, But How Will He Get to Work?

By Ben Fried | Dec 11, 2013 | 17 Comments

Earlier today Bill de Blasio settled one of the big questions of the transition period, announcing that he’s going to move into the mayoral residence at Gracie Mansion. Next question: How’s he going to get to work? Michael Bloomberg, who lives in his Upper East Side townhouse while using Gracie for special events, made a habit […]

Bill Bratton Will Be the Police Chief Tasked With Implementing Vision Zero

By Ben Fried | Dec 5, 2013 | 16 Comments

Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has selected Bill Bratton to serve as New York City’s next police commissioner. Bratton occupied the same post from 1994 to 1996 under the Giuliani administration and is credited with pioneering data-driven policing techniques. After Bratton left, one of the innovations his deputies introduced was TrafficStat, a system that tracked crash […]

De Blasio Selects Anthony Shorris as His Top Deputy

By Ben Fried | Dec 4, 2013 | No Comments

Earlier today Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio named Anthony Shorris to the post of first deputy mayor. An experienced public official whose resume in city government extends back to the Koch administration, Shorris will be tasked with the day-to-day running of the city. His selection is seen as reassuring the city’s business establishment without alienating de […]

From Promise to Progress in De Blasio’s NYC: Safer Streets and Better Transit

By Paul Steely White | Nov 11, 2013 | 1 Comment

Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio ran on a platform with ambitious goals to reduce traffic deaths, improve bus service, and increase bicycling. As New York City’s first mayoral transition in 12 years gets underway, Streetsblog is asking advocates and experts how Mayor-elect de Blasio should follow through and implement a progressive transportation policy agenda. First up: […]

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