Search Results for "car culture"
‘Highway Therapy’: Lawsuit Reveals Alarming Details Of NYPD’s Rampant Car Culture
An NYPD officer is suing the city and three current and former members of the police department, alleging unlawful retaliation for failing to recognize a superior and writing parking tickets to teachers.
April 2, 2026
Q&A: Will The Bronx’s New Council Member Take On Car Culture?
Union leader Shirley Aldebol took on Republican Kristy Marmorato and won — and now she's ready to fight for better transit and safer streets.
November 7, 2025
Friday Video: How Car Culture and the Internet Attention Economy Waste Your Time
Our favorite YouTuber breaks down what happens when car culture, hyper-consumerism, and internet brain rot collide — and how to claw our way out.
September 26, 2025
Astoria Residents are Fighting Car Culture One Cop at a Time
Why does this one precinct in a quiet corner of a residential neighborhood have so many high-speed police chases?
December 2, 2024
Monday’s Headlines: ‘It’s the Car Culture, Stupid’ Edition
The Times is so blind to car culture that it can't even blame the automobile for sedentary lifestyles. Plus other news.
September 23, 2024
Car Cultured: Rep. Goldman Joins Push to ‘Reopen’ Park Row to Drivers
The federal lawmaker has quietly weighed in on the controversial push to bring cars back to Park Row.
September 18, 2024
Brian Ketcham, Automotive Engineer Who Subverted Car Culture, 85
New York has lost a giant: A fighter against pollution, for justice and for congestion pricing.
August 22, 2024
Five Car Culture Euphemisms that America Needs to Stop Using
How does everyday language hide the real impact of building a world that functionally requires everyone to drive?
April 28, 2024
The Brake Podcast: How Many People Does Car Culture Kill, Exactly?
One in 32 people around the world die from car crashes, car-related air pollution, and car-related lead exposure every year. But even the astonishing number doesn't tell the whole story.
March 12, 2024
Understanding Car Culture ‘Denialism’ Can Help Safety Advocates Respond
Opponents of change sow confusion with fake experts, logical fallacies, impossible expectations (moving goalposts), conspiracy theories, and selectivity (cherry picking). We can fight back.
March 4, 2024