Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Mayoral Election 2021

Eric Adams speaks at a podium during a rally with his supporters outside City Hall in May.

FACT CHECK: Did Another Cop Really Try to Shoot Eric Adams?

By Jesse Coburn and Christopher Robbins | Jun 21, 2021 | No Comments

Did a New York City cop really try to kill Eric Adams in 1996? Eric Adams has publicly floated the idea, but some people apparently aren't so sure. Streetsblog tried to find out.

Maya Wiley wears a light blue suit and talks to a group of supporters behind a podium in Hudson Yards.

ON THE STREET: Adams And Wiley Respond To Streetsblog’s Burning Questions

By Christopher Robbins | Jun 18, 2021 | 1 Comment

Four days left and the choice is getting clearer.

Mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan at the corner of Humboldt Street and Seigel Street, where your humble bike correspondent was once run over by a car driver. Photo: Dave Colon

THE COLON CYCLE: Shaun Donovan Doesn’t Want Us To Miss The Next Moment

By Dave Colon | Jun 16, 2021 | No Comments

Welcome to the fourth installment of the fabled Dave Colon Challenge...with Shaun Donovan.

Andrew Yang, waving away the many questions about his plan to take over New York City Transit. Photo: Dave Colon

ANALYSIS: Andrew Yang’s Subway Plan is So Bad that It Should Disqualify Him to Run This City

By Dave Colon | May 20, 2021 | No Comments

Yang's plan, or rather the hazy outlines of a plan, was pitched to New Yorkers on Wednesday. It calls for the city Department of Transportation, with its sub-$2-billion budget, to take over and run the city's subways and buses, which currently have an annual operating budget of $10 billion.

The 34th Avenue open street at sunset. This is what democracy looks like. File photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

The Spring Classic: Hold The Next Mayoral Debate On An Open Street!

By Dave Colon | May 19, 2021 | No Comments

Shakespeare in the Park. SummerStage. Celebrate Brooklyn. Why not the next mayoral debate?

Andrew Yang with outstretched arms at a podium next to City Councilmember Carlos Menchaca in Battery Park with a view of the Statue of Liberty.

Andrew Yang Says Community Boards are ‘Positive For Democracy’ — Even When Reminded That They’re Not

By Christopher Robbins | May 18, 2021 | No Comments

He reiterated his support for the neighborhood panels when reminded that community boards frequently block life-saving road redesigns.

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