Friday’s Headlines: Mayor Adams Should Crush on This Driver Edition
A crazy driver used the Kosciuszko Bridge bike and pedestrian path as an extra lane. Plus all the other news.
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12:03 AM EDT on July 8, 2022
Thursday was a really slow news day, so we couldn’t resist making a lead story out of this crazy driver using the Kosciuszko Bridge bike and pedestrian path as an extra lane on the already way-too-wide span:
Instead of crushing illegal dirt bikes, Mayor Adams should find this driver and make an example of him.
- Advocates once again called for more safety in the Bronx after the latest spate of road violence. (Gothamist)
- More groups are urging Gov. Hochul to be more transparent about her Penn Station plans. (amNY)
- Acting on a tip, we posted a quick (but certainly high-quality!) story yesterday about NYCHA’s proposed ban on electric bikes and battery charging inside its units. The City did a deeper dive.
- Hat tip to this traffic enforcement officer who refused to follow a cop’s unlawful order to ticket a car that was actually legally parked. (NYDN)
- An 11-year-old on a bike was killed by a careless pickup truck driver in the Hamptons. (NY Post)
- A man who fixed up bikes and gave them to his neighbors has been shut down by the cops. (Riverdale Press)
- Here’s Henry Grabar linking mass shootings to the crumbling of our democracy (hint: it has to do with public space). (Slate)
- Portland raised the price of parking by 20 cents as a “climate fee.” (Willamette Week)
This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.
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