Mayor de Blasio Addresses Protesters a Day After Tragic Crash

By Theodore Parisienne               Posted – 11:00am

A Memorial is seen here for the deceased children on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Mayor Bill de Blasio, accompanied by his wife Chirlane McCray, were spotted in Park Slope just one block away from where 1yr old Joshua Lew and 4yr old Abigail Blumenstein were struck and killed by a 44yr old woman driving a white Volvo on 9th Street at 5th Avenue in Brooklyn.

Mayor de Blasio is seen here getting Breakfast inside of the Colson Patisserie on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Mayor de Blasio first had breakfast with his wife inside of the Colson Patisserie before heading to the gym across the street, where he spoke with a group of protesters before proceeding to his workout.

Mayor de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray leave the Colson Patisserie to head to the gym where protesters are waiting on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Mayor de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray head to the gym where protesters are waiting on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Mayor de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray head to the gym where protesters are waiting on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Protesters greeted Mayor de Blasio as he arrived outside the gym where he works out on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Protesters greeted Mayor de Blasio as he arrived outside the gym where he works out on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The Protesters, including Paul Steely White from the group Transportation Alternatives, voiced their concerns for the safety of pedestrians and cyclists and pressed the Mayor for meaningful solutions.

Mayor de Blasio speaks to protesters outside the gym where he works out on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Mayor de Blasio speaks to protesters outside the gym where he works out on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Mayor de Blasio speaks to protesters outside the gym where he works out on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Protesters outside the gym where Mayor de Blasio works out on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Protesters outside the gym where Mayor de Blasio works out on 9th Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
This driver was pulled over for a Traffic Infraction that occurred on 9th Street at 5th Avenue as Police cracked down on drivers on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
People stop by a Memorial for the deceased children on Tuesday March 6, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)