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Council Seeks to Create Open Streets for Restaurants, Defying de Blasio (Again!)

Famed restaurant architect David Rockwell created this idea for outdoor space — showing the Park Slope restaurant Negril — for the New York City Hospitality Alliance. Photo: Rockwell Group

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

They'll have what he's not having.

The City Council today will take up a measure to require the city to create space "for outdoor dining amid the COVID-19 pandemic," according to a statement from Speaker Corey Johnson, the second time in as many months that the Council acted due to Mayor de Blasio taking a more-deliberate approach.

“Supporting New York City’s restaurants, bars and dining establishments is essential as they have been especially hard hit by this crisis,” said Johnson.

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Port Authority’s Bloated Payroll Grew $150 Million Last Year: Report

The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. Photo: Port Authority

By Eve Kessler | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

The agency ought to pare ranks before it "gets a dime of federal bailout money," a watchdog says.

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The New York public really loved Andy Byford, seen here in happier times. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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Thursday’s Headlines: Andy Byford Back on Top Edition

By Streetsblog | May 28, 2020 | No Comments

Our beloved Train Daddy is shipping off to London to run not only a large transit system, but help Mayor Sadik Khan eat Mayor de Blasio's lunch on street safety. Plus all the other news.

Famed architect David Rockwell prepared this drawing for the New York City Hospitality Alliance to show how open streets could easily work. Photo: Rockwell Group

Our Deliberate Mayor Says He’s Not Ready to Open Streets and Save the Restaurant Industry Yet

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 27, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor's deliberate style is hurting the city right now, restaurant owners say.

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Around the USA, The ‘Pleasure Drive’ is Making a COVID Comeback

By Kea Wilson | May 27, 2020 | No Comments

Driving aimlessly for the pure pleasure of the road is a dangerous and environmentally destructive way to get your kicks — but COVID-19 might normalize it, if we're not careful.

"Green" car? Looks like a car to us. Photo: Toyota

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Wednesday’s Headlines: Cars are Not Environmentally Friendly Edition

By Streetsblog | May 27, 2020 | No Comments

Is there such a thing as a "green" car? Only to the motorheads at the New York Times. That, plus all the other stories, just one click away.

A Manhattan community board saw this photo and said "Yes, more of this." Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

West Village To Cuomo: Take a Lane Away from Drivers on the West Side Highway

By Dave Colon | May 27, 2020 | No Comments

It's time for drivers to give up something — a lane of the West Side Highway is not too much to ask.

A rendering of the proposed LGA AirTrain. Coronavirus-related Port Authority budget shortfalls are imperiling its future. Image: Governor's Office

IT’S ALIVE! Cuomo Asking Trump for Bailout of LaGuardia AirTrain (And His Own Ego)

By Eve Kessler | May 26, 2020 | No Comments

The governor seeks money for the unloved project as part of a coronavirus-stimulus infrastructure package.

An SUV and a stock market. Perfect symbolic partners. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Wall Street Traders Are Not Traitors — They WANT to Use Public Transit

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 26, 2020 | No Comments

The Masters of the Universe want to be more down to earth.

The Stock Exchange. Photo: Petr Kratochvil

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Tuesday’s Headlines: Masters of the Universe Edition

By Streetsblog | May 26, 2020 | No Comments

Today is the day that New York Stock Exchange traders — can we start calling them "traitors"? — return to work without public transit.

Carpocalypse Now: NYSE Traders Return to Work on Tuesday — Barred from Public Transit

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 25, 2020 | No Comments

The influx of car commuters that many experts believe will be a long-term affect of the coronavirus pandemic begins in earnest on Tuesday with the reopening of the NYSE trading floor — and its ban on public transit.

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Monday’s Headlines: Memorial to Memorial Day Edition

By Streetsblog | May 25, 2020 | No Comments

Yes, we know you're dying to have a big Memorial Day blowout barbecue, but please don't, because if you do, plenty of people will be dying before your Labor Day blowout barbecue. Plus, the rest of the weekend's news.

A cop in the East Village kneeled on a man arrested for alleged social-distancing violations. Video showed that the officer punched the man while tackling him. Photo: Daquan Owens

Council: NYPD Must Stop Discriminatory Social Distancing Enforcement

By Julianne Cuba | May 24, 2020 | No Comments

“We are seeing the emergence of stop and frisk 2.0," said one Council Member.

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