Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Michael Bloomberg

Small Business Leaders Voice Support For PlaNYC

By Jason Varone | Jun 1, 2007 | 2 Comments

Critics of congestion pricing often claim that small businesses will bear an unfair burden if the Mayor is successful in implementing his plan. But yesterday, a diverse group of small business leaders from throughout the five boroughs gathered on the steps of City Hall yesterday to voice their support for the Mayor’s PlaNYC initiative. From […]

Deborah Glick: Devil’s in the Details of Congestion Pricing

By Aaron Naparstek | May 31, 2007 | 9 Comments

Below is a letter from Lower Manhattan State Assembly Member Deborah Glick responding to a constituent who urged her to support Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan. If you have written a letter to one of your local elected officials and received a response, send it in. Thank you for your letter expressing support of the […]

After Pricing Proposal: Mayor’s Approval at Record High

By Jason Varone | May 24, 2007 | 5 Comments

One month after unveiling the specifics of PlaNYC in his Earth Day speech, amidst a public debate about his congestion pricing plan, the Mayor’s approval rating is near his record high. Crain’s New York reports: A nearly record percentage of New York City voters continue to approve of the job Mayor Michael Bloomberg is doing, […]

Hail the Yassky Cab: All NYC Taxis to be Hybrid by 2012

By Aaron Naparstek | May 22, 2007 | 20 Comments

The Today Show cast, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a Yahoo! executive and Council Member David Yassky stand with a gas-electric hybrid Ford Escape SUV taxi this morning. Though members of my immediate family claim that it is the most mind-numbingly boring of all 500 cable channels available in our home, I’m a big fan of NYCTV […]

Days Numbered for City Parking Privileges?

By Brad Aaron | May 16, 2007 | 3 Comments

Michael Bloomberg (front row, fourth from right) with other mayors at the C40 Summit City employees should not have the right to free parking any more than New Yorkers who labor in the private sector, Mayor Bloomberg said Tuesday, hinting that the perk which entices 35 percent of government workers to drive to Manhattan could […]

The Quick and Easy First Step to a “Greater, Greener New York”

By John Kaehny | May 15, 2007 | 14 Comments

On Earth Day Mayor Mike Bloomberg placed transportation and environmental issues at the top of New York City’s political agenda. He took a major step towards changing the conventional wisdom that traffic congestion is a sign of the city’s vibrancy and economic health. And he joined the list of forward-thinking global mayors like London’s […]

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