Julianne Cuba

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Pols and Advocates Pushing E-Bike Battery Fix Beyond Blanket Bans

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 17, 2022 | No Comments

The city's proposed ban on e-bikes on Housing Authority property would force some residents to choose between a roof over their head and a job.

Mayor Adams in a city vehicle on Thursday, testing new technology that prevents speeding. Photo: Julianne Cuba

City is Slowly Rolling Out New Tech to Stop Gov’t Workers from Speeding

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 12, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Adams announces a way to get drivers of city-owned cars to slow down. But the pilot program will start in just 50 cars — 0.2 percent of the fleet.

Hell's Kitchen Council Member wants MTA to make good on its promise to build a 7 train station on 10th Avenue and 41st Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Pols and Advocates: Build the Promised 7 Train Station in Hells Kitchen

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 10, 2022 | No Comments

Nearly 20 years later, pols and advocates say it’s time to finally make good on what was promised.

Janice and James Mott, whose daughter was killed by a truck driver in July, endorsed congressional candidate Suraj Patel (left) on Monday. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Ban Cars Near Schools, Says Mom of Slain Biker Carling Mott

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 9, 2022 | No Comments

The mother of 28-year-old Carling Mott, who was killed last month by a truck driver while biking on the Upper East Side, says streets near schools should be closed to traffic, which is somehow controversial in New York.

This rat has met the enemy — and it is us.

OH, RATS! Experts Say Outdoor Dining is Not to Blame for the City’s Rodent Problem

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments

Critics of outdoor dining need to stop rat-cheting up the rhetoric on dining areas, experts say.

The 181st Street busway — with the man who cut it by two hours a day. File photo: Dave Colon

Mayor Defends Busway Cuts, Citing ‘Community Concerns’ — Despite Improvements for Riders

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 2, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Adams said he listened to the "community" when he decided to reduce the hours of two busways — but the community he's citing clearly aren't the bus riders whose lives he promised to improve just two months ago.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (below right) played a role in halting a proposed bike lane where cyclist Carling Mott (above) was killed this week. Main photo: Upper East Site

Cuo-no! Andrew's Sis and Rep. Carolyn Maloney Helped Kill E. 85th Bike Lane

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 29, 2022 | No Comments

The Cuomo family and Rep. Carolyn Maloney have blood on their hands.

Manhattan's Third Avenue, as it exists now. Pretty bad!

ACTIVISTS GET ACTION: City Pledges to Redesign Manhattan’s Third Avenue This Year

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

"We are looking very closely," said a DOT official. "I can't promise a specific time, but I think we may be able to present a proposal maybe even later this year."

A line of unticketed cars parking in the bike lane in Upper Manhattan.

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Tipster Says NYPD Threatened Him for Filing Complaints About Illegal Parking

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 21, 2022 | No Comments

Cops allegedly sent obnoxious text messages to a cyclist last week after he reported illegally parked cars blocking the bike lane and crosswalks in upper Manhattan. Again.

Drivers ignore the Jamaica Avenue busway, which Council Members Nantasha Williams (top) and Selvena Brooks-Powers want to eliminate. Photo: Noah Martz