Julianne Cuba
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BREAKING: Uber Sues City Over Cruising Empty Cap
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The city's proposed cap on cruising times for app-based cabs is "arbitrary" and illegal because it supersedes the state's traffic-reduction regulations, and was concocted secretly without taking into consideration other factors, a new lawsuit by Uber argues.
Brooklyn Pol Offers Poor Fix After Death of 10-Year-Old Boy: Advocates
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“All bus stops should have bollards,” Council Member Chaim Deutsch said.
FDNY: Traffic — Not Bike Lanes — is to Blame for Increased Response Times
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“Travel time increases [are due] to continued population growth, with more vehicles on the road and more construction,” says the report, which was released late Tuesday.
Mother Of Slain Brooklyn Cyclist Wants Her Son’s Tribute Sign Back
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Mathieu Lefevre's last moment on earth was at the corner of Morgan and Meserole in Williamsburg. The sign memorializing the moment of his death has been removed.
The Five Stupidest Things Said at Fort Greene’s Town Hall to Protest the City’s ‘War On Cars’
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A Tuesday night meeting dubbed the “Fort Greene Town Hall on the City’s War on Cars" descended into chaos when the safe-street advocates in the room tried to counter lies and nonsense from the automobile zealots.
City To Create Protected Bike Lanes During U.N. General Assembly
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The move is part of a drive to limit congestion in Midtown, said DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg.
Legislator Refuses To Back Safety Measures at Vigil for Dead Child
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A rally in Midwood shows the fecklessness of Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch.
NYPD Probing Cop Who Smashed Teen’s Bike
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Cops are investigating one of their own after he smashed a teen’s bike in the South Bronx on Sunday — an incident that bike advocates say is just the latest example of police harassing cyclists in the name of public safety. A day after Streetsblog published a video of the cop in question damaging the […]
Brooklyn DA Investigating Crash That Killed 10-Year-Old
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Cops blame the victim and make excuses for the driver after an SUV runs amok in Midwood.
UPDATED: Out-of-Control Driver Hits and Kills 10-Year-Old Boy in Midwood
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The carnage continues, as the city racks up its 147th traffic fatality this year.
SEE IT: Bronx Cop Smashes Teen’s Bike
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What does destroying private property have to do with 'Courtesy, Professionalism, and Respect'?
Police Search For Fatal Hit-and-Run Driver Who Fled Queens Crash On Foot
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A hit-and-run driver fled his car on foot after fatally striking a woman’s car early Tuesday morning in Queens, killing the 72-year-old passenger and sending the 56-year-old driver to the hospital.