Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Gale Brewer

That's Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer on the far left with former DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg.

Friday’s Headlines: We Can’t Endorse That Kind of Behavior Edition

By Streetsblog | Feb 5, 2021 | No Comments

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer (above left) didn't like the fact that a political club endorsed someone else for City Council, so she is demanding a do-over. Plus all the other news.

Barricades and a so-called NYPD checkpoint outside the 17th Precinct. Photo: Jake Schmidt

Manhattan Panel Joins Calls for NYPD To Retreat From Seized Streets

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 3, 2020 | No Comments

Only the latest cry to get the cops to stand down from their barricades — and move their damn cars, too!

Here's why you can't trust cops to do bike lane enforcement. File photo: Dan Miller

Campaign To Remove NYPD From Traffic Enforcement Gains Steam

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 25, 2020 | No Comments

An influential Manhattan panel voted to return street safety to the DOT. Will Mayor de Blasio heed the call?

Gale Brewer wants a lot of these. Photo: Charles Komanoff

Manhattan BP Asks DOT To Take Street Parking For Street Seating

By Dave Colon | May 21, 2020 | No Comments

...And 24 City Council members asked the mayor to give restaurants outdoor space.

This was Rockefeller Center last Christmas season. Photo: Stunt Queen

GRINCH NO MORE! Mayor Will Create More Pedestrian Space in Rockefeller Center for the Holidays

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 22, 2019 | No Comments

He's no longer a mean one, Mr. Mayor.

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Anatomy of a Failure: Why Did the Mayor Backpedal on DOT’s ‘Christmas Crush’ Fix?

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

The NYPD said "Jump" and the mayor said "How high?"

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