The top 10 NASCAR drivers drove a "victory lap" around Midtown Manhattan this morning as a part of "Championship Week." While Streetsblog would like to interpret this as an elaborate promotion for the creation of a congestion relief zone, it seems more likely that this is more about selling spaghetti sauce, laundry detergent and mayonnaise and getting a new race track built on Staten Island.
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Photo: Seth Taylor, Monday 11/27/06
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Pedestrians are waiting less time to cross the bustling six-mile loop after the city shortened crossing distances and replaced "stop" lights with yellow "yield" signals.
The lower speed limit misapplies state law and sets a troubling precedent for cycling in New York City.
Take note, Mayor Mamdani!
The New York Post should be embarrassed. But then, it wouldn't be the Post. Plus other news.
Hizzoner has gotten the question at least four times in the last 11 days and has yet to explain why he has not ended the NYPD's ticketing blitz against bikers.
