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Bike Lane Opponents Want McGuinness to ‘Keep Moving’ … for Killer Truckers

Trucking companies whose drivers have killed New Yorkers in crashes are among the signatories of a petition to halt the city's plan to redesign Greenpoint's deadly McGuinness Boulevard.

June 13, 2023

Tuesday’s Headlines: Keechant Sewell’s Greatest Hits Edition

Commissioner Keechant Sewell is out at the NYPD. Plus other news.

June 13, 2023

Summer Streets Expands to All Boroughs; Still Ends Early, Though

As the Beastie Boys said, you need Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten to make it happen — but how about keeping it open beyond 1 p.m.?

June 12, 2023

Opinion: Why We Should Stop Using the Word ‘Micromobility’

When we hear any word with the prefix “micro,” we intuitively understand that it refers to something not just small, but smaller than the norm.

June 12, 2023

Monday’s Headlines: Albany’s Do-Nothing Conclusion Edition

The big story over the weekend was the state Assembly's failure to even take up a bill that would allow New York City to set its own speed limits. But there was other news, too.

June 12, 2023

Why Small Cities Torn Apart By Highways Need Extra Help to Heal

A new program will help smaller communities start the process of redesigning highways and other transportation investments that tore apart their communities — and shine a light on why it’s so hard for them to do it without outside help.

June 12, 2023

City Hall Announces $20 Minimum Wage for Deliveristas

“Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them,” the mayor said.

June 12, 2023

‘Interested, But Concerned’: West Siders Say Safer Bike Lanes Would Get Them Cycling

A whopping 78 percent of all survey respondents said they'd use micro-mobility devices more with better infrastructure, including seven out of 10 women, four of 10 seniors and 94 percent of parents.

June 12, 2023

SEE IT: Cops Nearly Kill Teen on Moped on Brooklyn Greenway

The NYPD has a history of officers recklessly using their vehicles in chases. On Wednesday, its officers almost killed a moped rider.

June 9, 2023