Tuesday’s Headlines: Hot Dogs, Buns and Fireworks Edition
We're taking today off to celebrate Joey Chestnut's inevitable 70 hot-dog-and-bun interpretation of our nation's founding. But here's some news.
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12:00 AM EDT on July 4, 2023
We’re taking today off to celebrate Joey Chestnut’s inevitable 70 hot-dog-and-bun interpretation of our nation’s founding.
We’ll be back tomorrow, but until then, here are a few headlines to chew on while Chestnut makes history:
- A trio of big transit hitters —including Friend of Streetsblog Bob Previdi — penned a Daily News op-ed in support of one more mammoth project: linking Penn Station and Grand Central.
- Sure, don’t pass Sammy’s Law — but watch the destruction that occurs when people speed (and they do). (NYDN, NY Post)
- Several outlets followed our initial coverage on Friday of the city’s plan to deploy lockers to keep packages safe and reduce delivery traffic. (NY Times, NY Post)
- The eye- and nosesore of Ditmas Park has been removed. (Gothamist)
- The budget deal just inked between Mayor Adams and the City Council could have done more for Fair Fares. (Crain’s)
- Legendary pro-car columnist Tom Wrobelski (who lives on a low-lying island by the way) is now complaining that drivers might have to pay for the damage they do. (SI Advance)
- Not content with zero traffic deaths for several years, Hoboken, N.J. is doing more Vision Zero work. (Tap Into Hoboken)
- Irony alert: On the same day that DOT announced its plans to redesign Ninth Street in Gowanus after the death of cyclist Sarah Schick, we spotted a sign indicating that a Tesla dealer was coming to the fatal corner:
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