Today’s Headlines, 8/9/06
For cost and congestion-conscious commuters light-rail is an option in Denver. Why not in NYC as well?
August 9, 2006
Street Films: Gridlock Sam on Govt Employee Parking Abuse
With the news emerging that State Court employees are blocking off a public street in Lower Manhattan to run their own, private valet parking service while illegal government employee parking costs New York City $46 million in potential annual revenues, Streetsblog thought this might be a good time to let former DOT Deputy Commissioner "Gridlock" Sam Schwartz, the Yoda of New York City parking policy, explain why it matters:
August 8, 2006
Daily News Busts Govt Employee Valet Parking Racket
Triple-parked cars of government employees in front of the "The Tombs" in Lower Manhattan
August 8, 2006
Today’s Headlines, 8/8/06
State Court Officials Turn Mulberry St into Personal Parking Lot (Daily News) Giant Robot Parking Garge Imprisons Cars in Hoboken (Wired) Red Hook’s Mean Streets (Brooklyn Record) Alaska pipeline shutdown may add to record gas prices (Daily News) The World at $100 A Barrel (Seoul Times) July Critical Mass Ride Police Harrassment Footage (Bike Blog) Presidential Candidate Pataki … Continued
August 8, 2006
New York Magazine on the “Atlantic Yards” Project
For a few years now, the city's media elite has studiously avoided serious, honest coverage of Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards project. That is why it is so refreshing to see that this week's New York magazine is running the single best story on the mega-development project that I have yet seen in any mainstream press. It's by political reporter Chris Smith and it is a must-read.
August 7, 2006
Poll: NYC Blames Bloomberg for Failure to Deal With Traffic
A Broken Street: Broadway north of Houston St. on an August Friday. New Yorkers want the Mayor to fix it.
August 7, 2006
Eyes on the Street: Friday, August 4, 2006
Woman crossing at 43rd Street and Ninth Avenue. Video still by Clarence Eckerson
August 7, 2006
Bloomberg on Oil Dependence: Punditry or Policy?
The Daily News reports that Mayor Bloomberg made his first public statements about U.S. oil dependency on his radio show last week:
August 7, 2006
B.I.K.E. at the Rooftop Film Festival
Friday August 4, 2006The roof of 210 Cook Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn 8:30 pm - Live Music by Vaz (click for info)9:00 pm - ShowtimeRunning time: 1:29:00
August 4, 2006
Community Board Forums on “Atlantic Yards”
Thursday, August 3, 6 - 8 pmThree separate locations. See below.
August 3, 2006