Last night, Streetsblog noticed that the City University of New York had just announced that Department of Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall was appointed Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning, Construction and Management. A few hours later, there were press releases about Weinshall's resignation from the DOT and the Mayor. The Mayor said:When I became Mayor, the people of New York were already very fortunate to have an innovative thinker like Iris Weinshall leading the Department of......

That Department of Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall. Not only does she have to pay her hubby's DC rent (Senator Schumer rents from Representative George Miller), she has to explain to the City Council that they are wrong when thinking traffic is bad. amNew York reports that at a hearing, Commissioner Weinshall said, "You have SUVs, you got these minivans. I think the cars are getting bigger and there is a perception there is more......

"If you get stuck in traffic a little bit this weekend and you see a crew working on the highway or on a street, don't get so angry. It's because these guys are out there doing their jobs." Or so Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall tells the News today. Seems that the DOT has some extra cash and so is going to start another "pothole blitz," in which 30 crews are sent out daily to......