Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Michael Bloomberg

Bill Bratton Rolls Back Internal NYPD Parking Reform

By Brad Aaron | Sep 23, 2015 | 24 Comments

On Monday the Times published an in-depth piece on how Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is aiming to boost NYPD morale, in part by giving officers more latitude to skirt departmental rules. The Times said such infractions might include “misplacing a memo book or being late for court.” According to the story, Bratton is also lightening up […]

Vision Zero: Where Do We Go From Here?

By John Petro | Feb 20, 2014 | 5 Comments

John Petro is a policy analyst for New York City affairs and the co-author of “Vision Zero: How Safer Streets in New York City Can Save More Than 100 Lives a Year.” Mayor Bill de Blasio released his administration’s Vision Zero Action Plan earlier this week, following up on a high-profile campaign promise just six […]

Council Overrides Bloomberg Veto of NYPD Hit-and-Run Transparency Bill

By Brad Aaron | Feb 4, 2014 | 2 Comments

The City Council today voted to override a number of vetoes handed down by former Mayor Bloomberg. According to the Staten Island Advance, among the bills passed was Intro 1055, which requires NYPD to release information on hit-and-run crashes and investigations. The bill mandates that NYPD report quarterly on the total number of “critical injury” hit-and-run […]

Koo Will Try Override After Bloomberg Vetoes NYPD Hit-and-Run Bill

By Brad Aaron | Jan 7, 2014 | 1 Comment

As one of his last acts in office, Mayor Michael Bloomberg vetoed a bill that would have required NYPD to report to the City Council and the public on hit-and-run crashes. With lead sponsor Leroy Comrie also gone from City Hall, Council Member Peter Koo plans to marshal an effort to override the veto. Intro […]

The 2013 NYC Streetsies, Part 3

By Ben Fried | Jan 1, 2014 | 13 Comments

Happy New Year, and welcome to the third and final installment of the 2013 NYC Streetsies, also known as the Streetsblog Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Lifetime Achievement We take it for granted these days that NYC DOT is primed to make change happen — that every year, the department will roll out a fresh new […]

City: Recycling Plastic Foam Would Add 1,000 Deadly Trucks to NYC Streets

By Brad Aaron | Dec 9, 2013 | 12 Comments

Sanitation truck drivers are among the most dangerous to NYC pedestrians and cyclists, and two City Council bills that could lead to recycling — rather than banning — plastic-foam containers may end up putting 1,000 more trash haulers on city streets. Mayor Bloomberg wants to stop the use of polystyrene foam food and drink containers, as they […]

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