Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bill de Blasio

Crowded sidewalks like these on Seventh Avenue (pictured in 2017) are the legacy of the movement to give more space to cars. Coronavirus has shown that we must give more space to people. Photo: DOT

Op-Ed: Dear Gov. Cuomo, The Problem Is Crowding, Not ‘Density’!

By Brent Toderian | Apr 6, 2020 | No Comments

The coronavirus crisis show why New York's leader must move forcefully to create more space for people, a prominent urbanist argues.

A Queens jogger socially distances himself from his neighbors, thanks to the mayor's open-streets program, which ended Sunday and will not be continued. Photo: Angela Stach

Mayor de Blasio: ‘Open Streets’ Are Not a ‘Priority’ Right Now

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 5, 2020 | No Comments

The "open streets" experiment has died of overpolicing. It was 11 days old.

Queens desperately needs more of these — the pilot pedestrian street in Jackson Heights. Photo: Courtesy Nuala O'Doherty-Naranjo

… And Give Queens Residents More Room To Breathe and Stroll

By Nuala O'Doherty-Naranjo | Apr 2, 2020 | No Comments

As COVID-19 hits hard in crowded neighborhoods, the mayor's plan to open pedestrian streets must be much bolder.

Soon, you won't see this anymore: E-bikes are legal! Photo: Macartney Morris

Justice Delivered: E-Bikes Legalized Statewide In Budget Bill

By Dave Colon | Apr 1, 2020 | No Comments

State lawmakers have saved e-bike-using delivery workers from the Wrath of de Blasio.

Removing cars and trucks from 42nd Street and replacing buses with a modern, low-flow, light-rail line would allow the full width of this crowded street to be used for a richly landscaped greenway and sustainable transport.
Illustration: Roxanne Warren

Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan

By George Haikalis and Roxanne Warren | Apr 1, 2020 | No Comments

COVID-19 underscores that closing streets to traffic and enhancing amenities in the crowded core will be vital to the survival of urban America.

Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio should create more open streets like this — minus the cops.

Mayor to Extend ‘Open Streets’ Plan through Sunday

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 31, 2020 | No Comments

The four stretches of roadway set aside as a four-day, car-free pilot program last week will continue as open space for pedestrians through Sunday, Streetsblog has learned.

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