ALSO ON STREETSBLOG
UNFINE PRINT: Andrew Cuomo is the Latest to Wrongly Blame Bike Lanes for Congestion
|
Is Andrew Cuomo taking Whoopi Goldberg pills?
Friday’s Headlines: Democracy Dies in Deference Edition
|
Whoopi Goldberg landed on Thursday’s wood of the Post for her outrageous anti-street-safety comments,, so naturally she doubled-down, kicking off “The View” with more anti-bike comments that the Post lapped up. Meanwhile, Mayor de Blasio clearly didn’t want to turn this into a two-day story, and declined to answer substantive questions from the press corps at his Thursday […]
On Transportation, Cuomo Giveth and He Taketh Away
|
Nearly all of his new initiatives — save the bus lane cameras — come with a catch.
Another Pedestrian is Killed on Brooklyn’s Deadly Third Avenue
|
The speedway-like roadway has claimed another victim — the second this month — as a pedestrian was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver on Monday in Sunset Park.
Thursday’s Headlines: That’s What You Get, Mayor, For Making Whoopi
|
That Whoopi Goldberg story. Wow. Everyone covered the news that Mayor de Blasio went on ABC’s “The View” to tout his national bona-fides and ended up getting lectured by an uninformed, fact-ignoring talk show host about how bike lanes are “screwing up” the city. The clip is here. After you’re done and your blood pressure […]
Poll: City Support for Congestion Pricing Is Even Stronger Than Statewide
|
Poll respondents in every borough prefer congestion pricing by larger margins than those who live outside the city.