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The federal government insists that you can't count on the federal government to keep its word.

The city issues placards. The placard holder drives recklessly in school zones. The city claims it can't revoke the placard. Come on, people!

What will happen with the Council's "Delivery Protection Act"? It's up to the Phantom Menin. Plus other news.

"Such a system cannot be repaired — it must be replaced": Lower Manhattan won't get safe streets until Mayor Mamdani confronts the placard class, locals say.

The newly redesigned low-traffic intersection is mostly successful — except for some "sociopaths," as one local calls them.