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A churro vendor was placed in cuffs at a Bushwick subway station on Monday — even as another detained churro vendor was protesting her mistreatment at a rally. Photo: Rafael Martinez

Tuesday’s Headlines: An Ugly Day for New York Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 12, 2019 | No Comments

What an ugly day it was yesterday as the mayor defended his ongoing "Churro Crackdown" in the subways. That, plus the rest of the day's news.

When Citi Bike unveiled its electric bikes, the world was overjoyed. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Lyft Still Insists E-Citi Bikes Will Be Back By Fall

By Dave Colon | Nov 12, 2019 | No Comments

What are we, chopped liver?

Scene of a crash that killed a woman in Midtown in 2016. Image: WNBC

Op-Ed: Move Quickly on the Vehicular Violence Accountability Act

By Cyrus Vance Jr. | Nov 12, 2019 | No Comments

Law makers must pass a much-needed bill early in the next session, the Manhattan DA says. Let's urge them to do so.

Another rider gives aid to the cyclist who was hit by a speeding driver in the dangerous stretch of Greenpoint Avenue near the Long Island Expressway.

New Video Shows Horrifying Hit and Run on Dangerous Greenpoint Avenue

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 11, 2019 | No Comments

A cyclist was seriously injured Monday night by a speeding hit-and-run driver who rear-ended the bike rider on a notorious stretch of Greenpoint Avenue in Long Island City.

Elsa, the churro saleswoman detained by cops in a video that went viral, rallied with supporters on Monday. Photo: Dave Colon

'Churro Crackdown' Should End Cuomo's 500 Cop Plan

By Dave Colon | Nov 11, 2019 | No Comments

Never have so many people disagreed about something so basic — whether the city should allocate expensive police resources to detain and harass people who sell churros in the subway.

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Amtrak Edging Towards Profitability Thanks to Northeast Corridor Improvements

By Aaron Short | Nov 11, 2019 | No Comments

And the railroad company has big plans for 2020: more-focused service across the country.

A Round and a Roundy: Cops Are Just Inept

By Streetsblog | Nov 11, 2019 | No Comments

This week, our editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy is particularly angry about the recent spate of reports that NYPD officers simply don't know what they're doing.

A team of officers surrounded a harmless churro seller. Photos:
Sofia Newman via Twitter

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