Skip to Content
Streetsblog New York City home
Streetsblog New York City home
Log In
Carnage

Monday’s Headlines: Apples and Honey Edition

Happy New Year.

Forgive us if we get a little bit of a slow start this morning, but we indulged in a bit too many apples and too much honey last night as we rang in 5783 last night.

But we did manage to read through all the stories over the weekend to give you this handy news digest:

    • Believe us, we run Mayor Adams's plates every chance we get, but some must have slipped past us: The Post reports that the mayor's security detail racked up three camera-issued speeding tickets in the past five months. It would have been nice if the Post had linked to our recent stories about three city Republicans who have gotten tickets recently, including Council members Inna Vernikov (23 speeding tickets!), Joanne Ariola (27!) and Joe Borelli (one, but it was in France!).
    • Transit advocates rallied for better service. (amNY, Gothamist)
    • In case you missed it, Christopher Robbins had a crackerjack mystery: Who is the Assembly member with the Maserati parked illegally in front of Zero Bond? (Hell Gate)
    • There was plenty of weekend CARnage, of course:
      • A hit-and-run driver killed a woman in Brooklyn. (NYDN, NY Post)
      • Another hit-and-run driver fatally struck a woman with his car during a melee in Queens. (NYDN, NY Post)
      • A pedestrian was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Queens. (NY Post)
      • A hit-and-run driver critically injured a pedestrian in Brooklyn. (amNY)
      • A cyclist in Brooklyn was critically injured by a hit-and-run driver (seeing a pattern here?), NYPD reported (no coverage except Local Accident Reports)
    • Meet Steve Cuozzo's favorite New Yorker. (NY Post)
    • The Daily News did its big, long-awaited takeout on the scourge of drag racing, which was good. But we can't help wondering why the mainstream press is so silent about the everyday scourge of regular car use.
    • Ginia Bellafante really went after Mayor Adams in this unflattering comparison between Mayor Swagger and Mayor Wu of Boston. Sometimes, the best way to get stuff done is to get stuff done. (NY Times)
    • Get past the clickbait headline for the real news: participatory budgeting won't get you any bike lanes. (Upper East Site)
    • Larry Penner urged everyone to participate in Car-Free Day last week. Did it work? (Mass Transit)
    • And finally, our nattily dressed, eagle-eyed, pedal-pushing sometime freelancer Aaron Short spotted this gargantuan limo outside the (supposedly climate friendly) Global Citizen concert on Fifth Avenue in the 80s on Saturday and wondered, "At what point is this considered a bus?" (Answer: When it picks up regular folk.)
Global Citizen? More like hypocritical one. Photo: Aaron Short
Global Citizen? More like hypocritical one. Photo: Aaron Short
Global Citizen? More like hypocritical one. Photo: Aaron Short

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

Monday’s Headlines: ‘Columbus’ Day Edition

We're off for Indigenous Peoples' Day (but don't tell David Carr). Plus a full slate of news.

October 14, 2024

The 1,000-Page Document That Decides Your Street Designs Just Got a Refresh

For better — or more often, for worse — a single federal document dictates what nearly every American street looks like. Meet the MUTCD.

October 14, 2024

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian on Bedford Av. Hours Before Long-Stalled Safety Redesign Begins

The driver was traveling so quickly that the victim was tossed high in the air before landing back on the car hood and being tossed to the side of the road as the killer drove off.

October 11, 2024

Manhattanites To DOT: Open Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path ‘Without Delay’

"It’s really inappropriate for the DOT to delay," said one member of Manhattan Community Board 6.

October 11, 2024

Council Seeks to Force DOT to Build 175 E-Bike Charging Hubs 

A new bill would force the DOT to build over 100 charging hubs, but will it be enough to keep up with demand?

October 11, 2024
See all posts