While current and former City Council transportation chairs James Vacca and John Liu reacted to bike-share with paranoia and fear, at least one council member was breaking out the credit card: Brooklyn's Brad Lander posted this tweet after signing up for a Citi Bike subscription yesterday.
Any of Lander's colleagues have a lower membership number than he does? If not, who's next?
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An old work rule means that the MTA would have to pay millions of dollars just to provide a little extra service after special events like Mets games or the Ryder Cup. Nolan Hicks dives deep.
The greenway alongside the FDR Drive is closed for important resiliency work. But the city's detour is unsafe and unacceptable.
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