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Andrew Yang Rides The Bus … And Then Sort of Throws Pedestrians Under One

By Dave Colon | Jan 15, 2021 | No Comments

Andrew Yang kicked off his mayoral campaign on Thursday with a four-borough transit-only tour, but along the way suggested pedestrians better stay out of some streets in a Yang administration.

Look how happy riding the subway makes you, Mr. Mayor. Photo: Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photography Office

De Blasio: I Have Too Much ‘Going On’ to Ride the Subway to Work

By Dave Colon | Jan 11, 2021 | No Comments

"I want to do that and want to do it quickly," the mayor said, about his still unscheduled promise to ride the subway for a week.

Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

De Blasio Seeks 24/7 Vaccinations, But Not a 24/7 Subway

By Dave Colon | Jan 8, 2021 | No Comments

Don't take the A train, if you're looking to get an early morning vaccine.

Hit-And-Run Driver Kills 4-Year-Old in Front of Bensonhurst School

By Dave Colon | Jan 4, 2021 | No Comments

The latest crash only highlights the lack of safe, car-free routes to schools for hundreds of thousands of city kids.

Mr. Mayor, We Made Your 2021 Resolutions For You

By Dave Colon | Jan 1, 2021 | No Comments

From cycling safety to street vending to improving bus commutes, here's a list of what we'd like for Vision Zero.

Streetsies 2020: The Dumbest Things Mayor de Blasio Said This Year

By Dave Colon | Dec 30, 2020 | No Comments

Sure it was a tough year — but tough year or not, some traditions live on, like our annual list of the worst quotes the mayor conjured up when discussing the city's streets.

Would-be mayor Carlos Menchaca on his bike. Photo: Dave Colon

THE COLON CYCLE: Mayor Carlos Menchaca Would Get Rid Of One Million Parking Spots

By Dave Colon | Dec 24, 2020 | No Comments

Brooklyn City Council Member Carlos Menchaca wants to be your mayor. But first, he had to make the most important stop on the 2021 campaign trail: A bike ride with Streetsblog reporter Dave Colon.

Safety tip: Milling an entire street and telling cyclists to wing it is in fact not very safe. Photo: 17th Precinct

OPINION: NYPD’s ‘Bike Safety’ Tweets are a Joke

By Dave Colon | Dec 17, 2020 | No Comments

The NYPD loves to tweet photos of officers handing out bike safety pamphlets to cyclists. But is this really a good role for the police, to stop people on bikes and make them take a flier on how it's their fault when they get hit by someone driving a car?