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‘Back To School’ Means Back To Fear For Teen Cyclists
Public school kids are heading back to school today. Here’s a perspective on road safety from one of them.
Bike Lane On Northern Blvd. Would Increase Safety Two Times Over: Activists
Queens leaders say a bike lane would improve safety on both the six-lane commercial roadway and the parallel Paseo Park.
Wednesday’s Headlines: More Helmet Discourse Edition
The War on Cars podcast weighed into the helmet discourse that Mayor Mamdani ignited last month. Plus the news.
HARTLEY KNOW HIM: Meet the Prolific Anti-Bike Lane Lawyer Who Can’t Get a Win
Mayor Mamdani’s bike lane projects keep running into the same foe: a retirement-aged Manhattan lawyer and convicted securities fraudster who has sued NYC DOT five times in three boroughs, to little success.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Welcome Back Edition
We’re back with an epic “ICYMI” list, except the “Y” is a “W” and it stands for we.
Talking Headways Podcast: New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies
“Strong reforms are necessary if we’re going to have public transit agencies that are successful,” says this week’s guest.
Cop Left Pedestrian To Die After Hit-and-Run — And Told His Pals To Lie About It: DA
A cop drove recklessly, struck a woman, lied about it, and got his friends to lie about it, Queens prosecutors say.
Nine People Were Killed By Hit-And-Run Drivers In August
The latest victim? Nurse Jiaya Zheng, who was struck mere blocks from the medical center where she worked … and was taken before she died.
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‘Insulting’! To Avoid Disrupting Car Traffic On The FDR, DOT Forces Parks To Scale Back Greenway Fix
Plenty of money to fix the BQE, but not to fix a vital greenway on the East Side.
Illegal E-Motos Still Being Shipped To NYC Despite Mamdani Cease-And-Desist Deadline
Massive online retailers Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist are defying a Mamdani order to stop selling dangerous and illegal e-motos.
Friday’s Headlines: NYDN BQE BS Edition
The Daily News editorial board offered a boneheaded critique of Mayor Mamdani’s plans for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Plus other news.
Friday Video: A Last Longing Look At Summer Streets
Clarence Eckerson is your source for Summer Streets joy.
DOT May Push Mamdani’s W. 72nd Street Bike Lane to Next Year Amid Lawsuit Threat
Despite winning community support, the Mamdani administration may have to delay its W. 72nd Street redesign due to legal threats and plans to do more outreach, DOT said in court filings this week.
