On Tuesday , NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to make streets safer . On Wednesday , a New York television station aired video of a trip by the mayor . The video showed his two - car caravan apparently speeding and violating other traffic laws . If the driver had been cited and convicted for the apparent violations witnessed by its news crew , he could have racked up enough points to have his license suspended , WCBS said . The NYPD says tactics are sometimes used when transporting any ` ` protectee ''
On Tuesday , NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to make streets safer . On Wednesday , a New York television station aired video of a trip by the mayor . The video showed his two - car caravan apparently speeding and violating other traffic laws . The NYPD says tactics are sometimes used when transporting any ` ` protectee ''