De Blasio, who called Sadik-Khan a 'radical,' comes around on an expansion of bike lanes:
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who's running for mayor this year, has decided he's a big bike-lane booster.
Bio: Dana Rubinstein is a reporter for Capital. She has written for Bloomberg Businessweek, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the New York Observer, and the Brooklyn Paper.
Though scientific studies indicate otherwise, Mayor Michael Bloomberg thinks the medical marijuana is "one of the great hoaxes of all times." More
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on May 31st, 2013 9:51amWhile some critics are arguing (or, in some cases, suing) over the city's new bike-share installations, the only issue for officials is that the program isn't yet in their neighborhoods, too. More
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on May 31st, 2013 9:00amToday, Senator Chuck Schumer and transportation secretary Ray LaHood announced $185 million in federal monies would be put toward a new cross-Hudson rail passage on the country's most congested corridor. More
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on May 30th, 2013 12:41pmPublic Advocate Bill de Blasio this morning warned that absent a " a dramatic change of direction" in the form of a de Blasio mayoralty, the city risked losing its middle class altogether. More
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on May 30th, 2013 11:17am"I believe by 2020 we can create as many as 75,000 new tech jobs in the tech community for New Yorkers," said Council Speaker Christine Quinn today. More
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on May 29th, 2013 4:58pmFormer congressman Anthony Weiner is, thus far, the only Democratic candidate promising to talk about what Mayor Michael Bloomberg regularly refers to as the city's "uncontrollable" costs, like health care for city workers, which has been rising at a dramatic clip. More
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on May 29th, 2013 1:37pmToday, the Municipal Art Society unveiled four major architect's visions for a new Penn Station. More
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on May 29th, 2013 9:30amTax bills for many of the owners of 88,000 homes and businesses in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy will be lowered this year to account for loss of property value, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today. More
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on May 28th, 2013 3:52pm"Well I think that's a nice ways to duck the question," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg today, when I asked him about some mayoral candidates' assertion that to state their stance on retroactive raises in public is a no-no, because it would amount to negotiating in public. More
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on May 28th, 2013 3:25pmThe resurrection of A train service to the Rockaways, which happened ahead of schedule last weekend, was supposed to portend the death of the ferry to the Rockaways, a stopgap measure instituted after the hurricane knocked out train service to the barrier peninsula.
But following community resistance, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday that the ferry to the Rockaways would continue operating for at least another six weeks, and perhaps through Labor Day. More
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on May 28th, 2013 1:53pm
mattfleg: @danarubinstein @SecondAveSagas Oh, I'm sure you're right, I wasn't there -- just noting the trend. (or 2/3 of a trend by NYT standards)
riceid: @danarubinstein fascinating
TWULocal100: @MC_NYC @danarubinstein @grynbaum that is worth a http://t.co/6eNHoVVS
stevecuozzo: @danarubinstein Mr. Liu can do the 8 million a favor by keeping his thoughts to himself.
McHugh: . @danarubinstein But no one is flying kites in storms. People are jumping in front of trains! http://t.co/umfXayh7
eliotwb: @danarubinstein @alexgoldmark Here's one that hasn't been built: http://t.co/IAfPIQYNmattfleg: @danarubinstein or maybe: "parts of it are clearly inspired by some of the best airports of many mid-sized cities."mattfleg: @danarubinstein my favorite line
