Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about April 1

This is how Curtis Sliwa felt after falling for our April Fool's Day story.

Monday’s Headlines: We Made an April Fool Out of Curtis Sliwa!

By Streetsblog | Apr 4, 2022 | No Comments

Hear how the former mayoral candidate and radio show host believed our April Fool's Day story completely. Plus other news.

This is how we expect to see the mayor: walking the red carpet at a Broadway show after a full day at the office. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Mayor Adams to Take Tonight Off: ‘I’m a Bit Tired,’ Hizzoner Says

By Streetsblog | Apr 1, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Adams told a stunned city press corps this morning that he intends to "have a quiet evening at home" tonight on the first of April, the first time since taking office that the mayor has not attended at least three events or two events and one all-night rager.

The mayor briefed Streetsblog on the plan and will present it to the city on Friday, April 1.

EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Adams Says 3rd Ave. Will be His First ‘Bike Superhighway’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 1, 2022 | No Comments

Click here to see the proposed design, which was leaked to Streetsblog in advance of the April 1 announcement.

The NYPD has erected temporary barricades on West Broadway to prevent southbound drivers from entering the new car-free zone. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

De Blasio To Announce Car-Free Lower Manhattan Today!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 1, 2019 | 13 Comments

After years of pressure from activists, Mayor relents and agrees to pedestrianize the entire area below Chambers Street.

And to think, this was our April Fool's Day image two years ago.

NYPD Arrests 7,000 Cops in Overnight Crackdown on Placard Abusers

By Streetsblog | Apr 1, 2019 | 7 Comments

NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill ordered the round-up after an internal review revealed that every single NYPD officer had been found to have illegally parked with a department-issued placard.