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Monday’s Headlines: Progressive Panic Edition
By Streetsblog |
It was another weekend of mayoral politics, which makes sense, given that the all-important Democratic primary is just nine weeks away and "Undecided" is still running away with it. Plus other news.
Why Biden Is Right to Think Beyond the DOT in His Infrastructure Package
By Kea Wilson |
Opponents of President Biden's infrastructure plan ignore that "transportation infrastructure" must include tackling our frayed social safety nets and our broken street designs.
ANALYSIS: Mayor de Blasio Has Abandoned the Open Streets ‘Program’
By Gersh Kuntzman |
It's been a terrible week for open streets, with a volunteer being attacked by a car owner, open streets equipment being vandalized, opponents circulating petitions ... and a mayor who remains silent.
REPORT: City Spent More to Settle Crash Suits Last Year
By Julianne Cuba |
Injuries caused by city employees behind the wheel of their taxpayer-funded government cars cost the city close to $150 million in settlements last year — 33 percent more than they did just one year earlier, a new report shows.
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Chicago vs. Staten Island
By Kea Wilson |
We're rounding out the final four with two stops in major cities that are also major-league messes.
Drivers Kill Two in Separate Crashes: Police
By Gersh Kuntzman |
Two people — one a Manhattan senior who was a longtime fixture at the New York Public Library, and the other a Brooklyn man who cops say was homeless — were killed in separate crashes, police said on Friday.