Gersh Kuntzman
Wednesday’s Headlines: The Toll Tolls for Thee Edition
The MTA Board will approve, at long last, the congestion pricing toll! Plus other news in our daily news digest.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Congestion Pricing Optics Edition
The big story yesterday was toll exemptions for city workers. The big story today is how bad it looks. Plus other news.
SEE IT! Ghost Car Driver Hits Cyclist Then Puts Back on His Plate
A driver with a record of removing his plate so he can speed without being caught struck a cyclist in Brooklyn on Monday morning — and put his license plate back on his ghost car in full view of a cop.
Monday’s Headlines: Safety First Edition
Parents in Queens are demanding safe streets. Just like parents in Brooklyn. And Manhattan. And the Bronx. And even Staten Island. Yet road deaths are up 30 percent this year. Plus other news.
Want Safer Streets? Get the Worst Drivers off the Road, Report Says
The city could save roughly 50 lives every year by simply getting the worst drivers off the road — but doing so is going to be a heavy lift at 1 Police Plaza, City Hall and in the state Capitol, a new report shows.
Thursday’s Headlines: Mr. Met on a Citi Bike Edition
Citi Bike officially comes to Citi Field. Plus other news.
DOT Report: Rise in Red Light Running Shows Need for More Cameras
Two unfortunate trends are merging: post-pandemic reckless driving is increasing and far more people are dying in crashes from drivers running red lights.
Wednesday’s Headlines: New York’s Slip is Showing Edition
The big story yesterday was how depressed you all apparently are! But there was other, more cheerful, news, too.
SEE IT! ‘Racist’ Wolverine Man Hit With 14-Year Sentence
Queens DA Melinda Katz said the sentence stemming from the June 2020 incident was "justice."
