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Thursday’s Headlines: Lehrer’s Essential Blindness Edition
The longtime WNYC host is unable to see the real danger out there. Plus other news.
In Her Own Words: ‘Nobody Is Envying Us Today, Zohran’
“This carnage has to stop, and we need a master plan, a vision from a visionary mayor who wants our streets to be the envy of the world. Nobody is envying us today, Zohran,” Mary Beth Kelly said on Wednesday.
Mamdani BQE Plan Teases Brooklyn Third Av. Redesign Stalled by Adams
Mamdani will pursue “a traffic safety redesign of Third Avenue in Sunset Park,” officials said.
A Helmet Won’t Save Mayor Mamdani From a Car Crash
Bike helmet campaigns turn a collective problem into an individual one.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Melon Time Edition
The return of the U.S. Open is bad news for Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Plus the news.
Mamdani’s BQE Plan Doubles Down on the Failures of the Past
The mayor’s $4-billion plan would effectively lock in the car and truck conveyor for generations, critics charged.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Doubly Disappointed Edition
The Mamdani-O-Meter isn’t dead, it’s just very disappointed. Plus the news.
Uber and Waymo Have Spent More Than $15M This Year Lobbying New York Pols
So much for affordability. Big Tech spent massive sums to back it’s state legislative aims this year.
Monday’s Headlines: Time for Action Edition
Transportation Alternatives has called for a “die-in” outside City Hall this coming Wednesday amid impatience with the city’s slow progress toward eliminating traffic deaths after hit-and-run drivers killed killed three cyclists in the span of three days last week.
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Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Three Cyclists in Three Days
Advocates called on the mayor to take action after a BMW driver allegedly struck Mamadou Diallo, of Canarsie, head-on before fleeing the scene.
City Floats Busway, Parking Maximums to Ease Traffic from Red Hook Redevelopment
Red Hook and the Columbia Street Waterfront could finally get a working bus as the city plans 6,000 more homes for the area.
City Comptroller Urges Mamdani to Cut ‘School Streets’ Red Tape
Just 48 of the city’s 1,619 public schools participated in School Streets during the 2025-2026 school year.
Another G Train Shutdown Means Greenpoint Needs Better Bus Priority
“We’d love to see more bus lanes,” one neighborhood elected official said as she called on the MTA to tweak its plans for weekend G train shutdowns in Greenpoint.
Friday Headlines: Yet Another Just-the-News Edition
It’s a summer Friday news roundup.
