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Monday’s Headlines: Closed for Labor Day Edition

It's time for the best parade of the year. Plus the weekend's news (so far).

It’s time for the best parade of the year.

|Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Streetsblog will spend Labor Day out on Eastern Parkway with the bands revelers (and politicians) at the city's annual West Indian Day Parade.

We'll be back Tuesday with more award-winning local transportation journalism.

Until then, check out the weekend's news:

  • Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani suffered injuries in a car crash in New Hampshire. (NY Times)
  • Even the New York Post is excited about this month's first ever Curbside Dining Week.
  • "People want a lot of things from the bus. They also don’t expect much." (New Yorker)
  • Let The Hill know you strongly support congestion pricing.
  • Emily Gallagher talked all things McGuinness Boulevard with City & State.
  • Mayor Adams's campaign fundraising faces more scrutiny from the Campaign Finance Board. (Politico)
  • Take a ride through Montreal with Clarence Eckerson. (Streetfilms via YouTube)
  • The Hutchinson River Greenway's sorry state is also a safety hazard. (News 12)
  • A Port Authority park in Upper Manhattan has been shuttered since "2018 or 2019." (NY Times)
  • Gothamist dove into Trump's dream of remaking Penn Station.
  • The Hoboken PATH stop was closed all weekend. (Gothamist)

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