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Un-Fare: Council Members Demand More Funding for Fair Fares

A majority of the City Council is demanding that the Adams administration add funding to the Fair Fares program so that more people below the federal poverty limit can qualify.

June 27, 2023

Tuesday’s Headlines: Remembering Richard Ravitch Edition

New York lost a civic titan over the weekend. Plus other news.

June 27, 2023

City Must Think Big on Canal Street, Survey Shows

Survey says: Fix this street! (Which, by the way, we've been talking about for decades.)

June 27, 2023

NYPD’s Fight Against ‘Ghost Cars’ Lacks Serious Muscle

The NYPD claims it has stepped up its efforts to summons and arrest car drivers who cover or deface their plate, or drive with a fake temporary tag, but its own statistics show that the effort has not continued into this year, department officials said on Monday.

June 27, 2023

Monday’s Headlines: Big Day at City Hall Edition (You’re Welcome)

We've been waiting for months for the City Council to finally take up two issues about which our staffers have been justifiably obsessed. But today, it's on.

June 26, 2023

Charging Ahead? The City Needs Plugs for E-Bikes, Not Cars, Advocates and Pols Say 

Council Member Gale Brewer (D-Upper West Side) set the tone by declaring that very few people in her tony district call her office to demand more charging stations for cars.

June 26, 2023

Opinion: Mayor Adams’s Crossing Guard Cuts are Unconscionable

The one thing we can’t do is cut headcount without a workable plan to ensure that our students get to and from school safely.

Friday’s Headlines: Ghost Tags in the News Edition

Here's today's daily digest, with the latest Jesse Coburn news.

June 23, 2023

DOT Proposes Permanent Traffic Calming For W. 22nd Open Street, Despite Driver Backlash

The open street will get permanent traffic-calming infrastructure because DOT didn't bow to some locals who opposed the upgrades due to "loss" of parking.

June 23, 2023

Pedestrian Deaths Set a Four-Decade Record in 2022 (Yes, Again)

And to think, 2021 was the deadliest year on record for U.S. pedestrians since the early 80s — until last year topped it.

June 22, 2023