Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Scott Stringer

Hat's in the ring: Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley. Photo: Dave Colon

New Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley: Bike Lanes Are The Future (Um, They’re Already the Present)

By Dave Colon | Oct 9, 2020 | No Comments

Maya Wiley, the latest high-profile entrant in the 2021 mayoral sweepstakes, said the right things about public transportation on Tuesday — but left advocates wanting more.

Curbside space turned into dining on Mott Street. Two elected officials would like to make such arrangements permanent. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Progressive Pols: Make Open Streets Permanent — and Extend Them to Retail

By Eve Kessler | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

Scott Stringer and Jessica Ramos team up for more open streets: "There are simply no good reasons why small businesses across the five boroughs could not be afforded the same benefits as our restaurants."

The comptroller wants more than just aerobics in front of high schools. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Stringer Proposes 75 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Around 50 High Schools

By Dave Colon | Sep 4, 2020 | No Comments

The comptroller, a mayoral hopeful, seeks to boost the activity of the city's increasingly sedentary students.

Pedestrianize ‘Main Street’ To Save It, Says Comptroller (and Mayoral Hopeful) Scott Stringer

By Dave Colon | Aug 7, 2020 | No Comments

The future of the city's economic recovery could be determined by our own two feet, according to a series of proposals from the city's top money man.

Any else have an idea of how to fix this?

DE BLASIO HAS PUNTED: So How Will The Next Mayor Fix the Brooklyn Bridge?

By Dave Colon | Jul 6, 2020 | No Comments

Streetsblog asked five candidates who are running, or expected to run, for mayor what they would do about the overcrowded conditions if elected.

Mayor de Blasio and then-NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

BRUTAL MATH: The NYPD’s $6B Budget Must Be Cut, Advocates and Lawmakers Say

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

Activists — and perhaps soon, some politicians — are focusing on cutting the $6-billion NYPD budget by $1 billion, and redistributed in a way that better benefits long-suffering communities and reduces police brutality.

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