Ikea, the Swedish retail chain, showed its green credentials yesterday by giving all 9,000 of its UK workers a free bicycle. The store handed out the £139 fold-up bike and offered a 15 per cent subsidy on public transport at its Christmas breakfast.The bicycle is the store's second high-profile green gesture this year following its decision to introduce a charge for plastic bags and encourage reusable ones. Plastic bag take-up at checkouts is down by 97 per cent.
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Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez held an invitation-only valedictory address that misrepresented the agency's accomplishments — and called out reporters just trying to do their jobs.
All the signs point to not wanting to piss off the president. Plus other news.
Business leaders on Fifth Avenue respond to criticisms of Mayor Adams's proposal for the high-end retail corridor.
Let's kick off our year-in-review season with a riddle: What's orange and black and read all over? (Answer: Streetsblog!)
The public was given until just Jan. 9 to weigh in on the 6,000-page document — a 53-day period that includes multiple holidays.
This year, your donation comes with the ultimate city perk: a completely official-looking, yet completely fake, Streetsblog parking placard! Donate today!
