Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio Comes Out for $2 East River Bridge Tolls

By Brad Aaron | Apr 6, 2009 | 14 Comments

Late last week, Brooklyn City Council member and current candidate for public advocate Bill de Blasio released this statement on MTA funding: "In just two months, New York City commuters will face drastic fare hikes and service cuts unless our state government solves the MTA’s budget crisis. Time is running out and Albany needs to […]

Congestion Pricing Foe Bill de Blasio (Grand)Standing Up for Straphangers

By Brad Aaron | Jan 28, 2009 | No Comments

Tonight, the MTA will host a public hearing in Brooklyn, where the agency will undoubtedly hear from scores of residents terrified by the prospect of elimination or reduction of service on several of the borough’s bus and subway lines. The self-appointed leader of the charge will be candidate for public advocate and current City Council […]

Council Members Urge Bloomberg to Order Car-Free Prospect Park Trial

By Brad Aaron | Oct 7, 2008 | 5 Comments

Last month, as school-age volunteers presented 10,001 signatures in support of a car-free Prospect Park, three City Council Members — David Yassky, Bill de Blasio and Letitia James — issued a letter to Mayor Bloomberg requesting a three-month car-free pilot program. The full text appears below. The latest push to remove auto traffic from the […]

Transit Activist Gary Reilly in the Hunt for City Council Seat

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2008 | 20 Comments

Gary Reilly, the Brooklynite whose petition drive for subway service improvements drew thousands of signatures last summer, is running to replace term-limited Bill de Blasio on the City Council. A Carroll Gardens resident and neighborhood blogger, Reilly has made transit the centerpiece of his campaign. "For me, investment in transportation infrastructure is the key to […]

De Blasio’s Excuse: There Shoulda Been a Brooklyn Lock Box

By Ben Fried | Apr 11, 2008 | 32 Comments

Yesterday, a reader sent along City Council Member Bill de Blasio’s letter to constituents [PDF] explaining his "Nay" vote on congestion pricing. Plenty of campaign fodder here, should someone who really believes in funding transit, bike, and pedestrian improvements challenge de Blasio in the 2009 race for Brooklyn Borough President. (His known opponent, Charles Barron, […]

Pro-Pricing PAC Puts Pols on Notice

By Ben Fried | Mar 27, 2008 | 18 Comments

De Blasio, Jeffries, Gerson, Millman: Will they tarnish their environmental records by voting against pricing? The New York League of Conservation Voters announced earlier this month that it is forming a new political action committee called Climate Action PAC. Sitting at the top of the PAC’s legislative agenda: getting congestion pricing passed. When it comes […]

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