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Advocates: De Blasio’s Cuts Will Hurt Essential Workers Now — And In The Future
So long, placard crackdown that never happened. Goodbye, sidewalk maintenance. The Vision Zero budget cuts come more into focus.
April 17, 2020
Amid Virus Crisis, Mayor de Blasio Announces New Placard Perk for City Workers
And then he dodged a question about why other city workers need placards if they so clearly should be used only in a crisis.
March 22, 2020
Mayor de Blasio’s ‘Safety Third’ Policy Rears Ugly Head at Manhattan Precinct
When it comes to safety, Mayor de Blasio consistently chooses police parking over cyclists.
February 20, 2020
Eyes On The Street: Weinstein Case Brings Even More Placard Abuse to Lower Manhattan
The jury is still out in the Harvey Weinstein case — but the verdict is in on the press: guilty of placard abuse on all counts!
February 19, 2020
Hero of the Week? The Cyclist Who Calls Placard-Abusing Cops ‘Assholes’
Cyclists and others who detest the general chaos on our streets have long deplored how police officers tend to park wherever they want — but now one man is putting a colorful adjective on it.
February 6, 2020
City To End Parking at Brooklyn Borough Hall — Once The Beep Leaves Office
The Parks Department has finally lowered the boom — well, sort of. Parking will be banned starting in 2022, after Borough President Eric Adams leaves office.
January 23, 2020
STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION (Well, Not Really): City Bans Teacher Parking on Play Street (But Then Does Nothing)
Lesson one, students: Lie to the media.
January 17, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines: Tactical Urbanism vs. Placard Abuse Edition
Wait till you see what someone did to one of Borough President Adams's workers' cars! Plus the other headlines.
January 14, 2020
Placard Crackdown Begins! (Well, Actually, No it Doesn’t!)
Placard crackdown? Not in Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City or Lower Manhattan at least.
January 6, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Today Will be a ‘Grand’ Day Edition
No one is more excited than us about Monday: New bike lane protections on Grand Street AND a placard abuse crackdown by the NYPD! That plus all the other headlines. Just click the headline.
January 6, 2020
