Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Michael Bloomberg

Myth Busted: Safer Streets Are Not Slowing Emergency Responders

By Brad Aaron | Jan 3, 2013 | 9 Comments

A go-to NIMBY argument against safe street improvements is that bike lanes, pedestrian plazas, and ped refuge islands interfere with emergency responders. In 2009, one complainer at an event sponsored by then-Council Member Alan Gerson claimed that pedestrian islands on Grand Street “put lives in danger” by slowing down fire trucks and ambulances. Opponents of the […]

Bloomberg: HOV Restrictions Probably Won’t Resume on Monday

By Brad Aaron | Nov 2, 2012 | 20 Comments

Some notes from Bloomberg’s latest Sandy briefing, which wrapped up minutes ago: HOV restrictions end at 5 p.m. today, and will not resume Monday unless deemed necessary. The Holland Tunnel has been reopened to buses and commercial vehicles. The Staten Island Ferry is now operating and will be back on its regular schedule tomorrow. Bloomberg […]

For Bloomberg, No Lessons Learned From Yankee Parking Subsidies

By Brad Aaron | Oct 18, 2012 | 9 Comments

If Mayor Bloomberg regrets his administration’s involvement in the Yankee Stadium parking disaster, he’s not letting on. The Bronx Parking Development Company has finally defaulted on $237 million in triple-tax exempt bonds used to finance parking garages for the new stadium, and bondholders are looking for a way to recoup their losses. “There just wasn’t […]

Stat Check: Manhattan Vehicular Killings Outpacing Gun Deaths in 2012

By Brad Aaron | Oct 16, 2012 | 19 Comments

Last week, Mayor Bloomberg, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance announced the indictments of 16 defendants allegedly involved in illegal gun trafficking. Said Vance, in a written statement: There have been 127 shooting incidents this year in Manhattan, with 152 victims. Nineteen of those victims were shot to death. Fortunately, shootings […]

DA: Cop Who Killed Bronx Pedestrian Had History of Drinking and Driving

By Brad Aaron | Oct 15, 2012 | 11 Comments

The Riverdale Press revealed last week what should have been a bombshell allegation of the sort that is splashed on front pages across the city. But it wasn’t picked up by other media outlets, nor was it the focus of the Riverdale Press story. Former NYPD detective Kevin Spellman is on trial for vehicular homicide for […]

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