Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

Public Advocate de Blasio Open to Bridge Tolls to Fund Transit

By Noah Kazis | Feb 19, 2010 | 4 Comments

Yesterday, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio organized volunteers to campaign for student MetroCards at 20 subway stations across the city. We were encouraged by his decision to focus attention on legislators in Albany, and we had one big question: What funding solutions does the public advocate envision for the recession-battered MTA and the millions of […]

How Bill de Blasio and John Liu Can Stand Up for Transit Riders

By Gene Russianoff | Nov 23, 2009 | 8 Comments

Contrary to popular belief, the mayor isn’t the only elected official with a say in New York City transportation policy. So in this installment of Streetsblog’s series on Michael Bloomberg’s third term, we’re switching things up a bit. We asked New York’s most experienced transit advocate, Gene Russianoff of the Straphangers Campaign, how Comptroller-elect John […]

The Third Term

By Ben Fried | Nov 4, 2009 | 9 Comments

For the next four years, Mike Bloomberg will be joined in citywide office by Democrats Bill de Blasio and John Liu. Mike Bloomberg defeated Bill Thompson yesterday to claim a third term as New York City mayor, but no one except the mayor’s own staff is calling the five point margin a victory for the […]

Brooklyn Bus Stop Draws Bigger Crowd Than Thompson Anti-BRT “Rally”

By Ben Fried | Nov 2, 2009 | 45 Comments

Bill Thompson hops off his campaign truck at the corner of Fulton and Nostrand in Bed Stuy. Also pictured: Council Member Tish James, Comptroller favorite John Liu, and the frontrunner for Public Advocate, Bill de Blasio (facing away from camera). With extremely low turnout expected for tomorrow’s mayoral election, Bill Thompson and Mike Bloomberg canvassed […]

On Tuesday Your Vote is Really Going to Count

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 28, 2009 | 3 Comments

We’re off today for Yom Kippur but here’s a reminder: Two important citywide elected positions are going to be decided in tomorrow’s Democratic primary election run-off. David Yassky and John Liu are vying to be New York City’s next Comptroller and Bill de Blasio and Mark Green are running for Public Advocate. Since no serious […]

Can Livable Streets Activism Revive the Public Advocate’s Office?

By Ben Fried | Sep 14, 2009 | 3 Comments

From a livable streets perspective, the race for public advocate is that rare contest with no clear-cut villains. After the quiet tenure of Betsy Gotbaum, the next public advocate will probably seek a higher profile simply to justify the continued existence of the office. Almost any topic is fair game for the public advocate to […]

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