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Mayor Won’t Stop Teachers From Parking on School Playgrounds
"It really depends on the school," he tells NY1.
August 26, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: Carmageddon is Here, Mr. Mayor
It's time for an update on all the measures Mayor de Blasio has (or has not!) undertaken to rein in cars.
August 10, 2020
Busway Boosters to City Hall: Do Your Job. We’re Your Constituents, Too
Flushing busway advocates are railing against the Department of Transportation for what appears to be its acquiescence to a small contingent of busway opponents.
August 5, 2020
KOMANOFF: New York Times Starts Embracing ‘Future without Cars’
Times opinion writer Farhad Manjoo did more than just illustrate a vision for a car-free city that many of us have been championing, he did so in a way that clearly put the topic on the map for readers of the Gray Lady.
July 12, 2020
De Blasio to Streetsblog: ‘I Want to Lighten the Burden on Car Owners’
"Guess what, Gersh, a lot of people still have cars," the mayor said sarcastically.
June 24, 2020
Carpocalypse Now … And Forever?! Mayor de Blasio Cheers Phase 2 Traffic Jams
Phase 2 re-opening bringing city back to the "normal" of pollution, traffic and death.
June 22, 2020
Decision 2020: Who Should Represent the South Bronx in Congress?
Streetsblog asked the leading contenders to weigh in on the Bronx's pressing transportation issues. Here is what they said.
June 9, 2020
Wall Street Traders Are Not Traitors — They WANT to Use Public Transit
The Masters of the Universe want to be more down to earth.
May 26, 2020
Cars and COVID-19: A New Way to Look at Virus Spread
Remember that MIT study that suggested that transit worsened the coronavirus crisis in New York City? Well, the same (equally unlikely) thing can be said about cars, too!
April 29, 2020
WTF? Carless New Yorkers Are Being Sent To, And Turned Away From, Drive-Thru Test Sites
New Yorkers without cars are on their own — or have to put someone else at risk — if they get sent to a coronavirus drive-thru testing site.
April 14, 2020
