add streetsblog fdny response times

_posts/news/2019-09-19-streetsblog-fdny-traffic-problem.md

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+title: "FDNY: Traffic — Not Bike Lanes — is to Blame for Increased Response Times, Streetsblog"
+categories:
+  - In the news
+tags:
+  - Streetsblog
+  - NYC
+  - First Responders
+---
+
+From 2015 to 2019 FDNY response times were up 8.6%. In the annual [NYC management report](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/operations/downloads/pdf/mmr2019/2019_mmr.pdf)
+the fire department attributes the slower emergency response times to increased congestion, more cars on the road.
+
+When the FDNY spokesperson was asked by Streetsblog if bike lanes contributed to increased response times they said
+it was all in the report, i.e. the congestion.
+
+Key quote ...
+
+> “Traffic in New York City is becoming more and more of a challenge for New York City firefighters,” Steve Cassidy, the
+> then-union president ...
+
+#### Source
+
+* [pdf](/images/news/2019-streetsblog-fdny-traffic-is-the-problem.pdf)
+
+* [orignal link](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/09/19/fdny-traffic-not-bike-lanes-is-to-blame-for-increased-response-times)