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Cycle of Rage: DOT Issues Placards But Claims It Can’t Revoke Them For Reckless Driving
The city issues placards. The placard holder drives recklessly in school zones. The city claims it can’t revoke the placard. Come on, people!
Wednesday’s Headlines: The Phantom Menin Edition
What will happen with the Council’s “Delivery Protection Act”? It’s up to the Phantom Menin. Plus other news.
Lower Manhattanites Call for Parking Placard Purge
“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.
‘Sociopaths’ Illegally Blow Safety Redesign Outside Greenpoint School
The newly redesigned low-traffic intersection is mostly successful — except for some “sociopaths,” as one local calls them.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Power Broker Edition
Read Robert Caro’s tome with our editor. Plus other news.
Winter Is Coming: Will Mamdani Do A Better Job For Bus Riders And Citi Bikers This Year?
Talk about a winter wonder-land — Mayor Mamdani’s big snow announcement raises a lot more transportation questions than it answers.
Mamdani Needs a Miracle on 34th Street Amid Mystery Delay
Mayor Mamdani “advanced” the 34th Street busway in June, but work on the redesign has yet to get underway as the end of painting season draws closer.
MEMO TO MAMDANI: Make Queens Boulevard the City’s First ‘Cycle Super-Highway’
Queens Boulevard is no longer the “boulevard of death,” but it’s bike lanes could use some improvement.
Monday’s Headlines: There’s a Meeting for That Edition
An urgent crisis means an urgent City Council oversight hearing. Plus the news.
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Some of NYC’s Worst Super Speeders Are City Marshals (You Know, The Guys With Badges)
They get justice for private citizens — yet they endanger them at the same time.
Mamdani Administration Battling Yet Another Suit By Delivery Apps Fighting Worker Protections
Uber, Instacart and Amazon are suing the city over a law that would force them to be more transparent when they remove workers from their platforms.
OPINION: New York City’s Trash Revolution Should Be an Accessibility Revolution, Too
The city has a rare chance to solve two major problems at once.
Friday’s Headlines: MTA Tin Cup Edition
The MTA hopes a Democratic Congress means more money for New York City straphangers. Plus more news.
Sunset Park Blaze Kills 6 As Lithium-ion Battery Fire Crisis Rages On
The city is experiencing a huge increase in fires caused by the lithium-ion batteries that power the delivery boom. A Thursday fire may be linked.
