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Julianne Cuba

Email Julianne Cuba at julianne@streetsblog.org

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Police handcuffed an unidentified 31-year-old Black man for biking on the sidewalk in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday night. A map of all 2022 tickets shows that cops target Blacks and Latinos for the crime.

Cops Cuff Black Man for Riding on the Sidewalk — And Stats Show Just How Commonly They Do That

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 3, 2023 | No Comments
A Black man was handcuffed and arrested on Thursday night after cops stopped him for biking on the sidewalk in Downtown Brooklyn — and a witness called the incident unnecessary and traumatic given the recent police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.
Manhattan Council Member Kristin Richardson Jordan at a rally to stop the truck depot last month at the site where a developer wanted to build two towers (inset). Photo: Julianne Cuba

Truck Depot Developer Wants to Restart His Bid for ‘Affordable’ Housing — But How Affordable?

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 2, 2023 | No Comments
A would-be developer who opened a truck depot after his quest to rezone a Harlem lot for housing was blocked by the neighborhood's Council member is peddling a new proposal that would result in more affordable housing than the original effort — but not as affordable as the lawmaker wants.
The cop who allegedly threatened state Sen. Zellnor Myrie with pepper spray during a May 29, 2020 protest was let off the hook last week after a CCRB trial. Photo: Julianne Cuba

NYPD Declines to Charge Cop who Threatened Brooklyn State Senator During 2020 Protests 

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 31, 2023 | No Comments
“This ruling is EXACTLY why New Yorkers have zero faith in the system," said state Sen. Zellnor Myrie.
The new truck depot opened earlier this month in Harlem, but Attorney General Letitia James isn't happy about it. File photo: Henry Beers Shenk

Attorney General James Says Harlem Truck Depot May Violate State Law

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 30, 2023 | No Comments
At the very least, it's a "public nuisance," says New York's top prosecutor.
Then-Council Member Antonio Reynoso reached a deal with the city in 2019 to reform the private carting industry by creating zones with a maximum of three haulers assigned to each. Photo: Antonio Reynoso

EXCLUSIVE: Adams Administration Has Delayed Commercial Waste Reform That’s Required by Law 

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 27, 2023 | No Comments
A law requiring an overhaul of the rogue private carting industry has been thwarted by the Adams administration — and the person who has spearheaded the program left the Department of Sanitation several months ago in “frustration," multiple sources told Streetsblog.
Deputy Inspector Adeel Rana is at the heart of the 84th Precinct's parking and driving problems.

Tipster Sues NYPD for Harassment Over 311 Complaints about Illegal Parking

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 23, 2023 | No Comments
The once anonymous tipster who alleged that members of the NYPD had harassed and threatened him after he reported the cops for illegal parking has now publicly filed a lawsuit in federal court against the NYPD and the city for violating his First Amendment rights.
Manhattan Council Member Kristin Richardson Jordan at a rally to stop the truck depot last month at the site where a developer wanted to build two towers (inset). Photo: Julianne Cuba

Harlem Pol Rallies to Stop Truck Depot, But Won’t Meet Site Developer to Seek New Plan

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 22, 2023 | No Comments
“My theory of change is based in people power," Council Member Kristin Richardson Jordan said on Saturday.
Cyclists stage a "die-in" on Friday morning on Ninth Street, 10 days after 37-year-old Sarah Schick was killed on the cooridor. Photo: Julianne Cuba

FINALLY: DOT Says it Will Redesign Unprotected Portion of Ninth St. as Cyclists Stage ‘Die-In’

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 20, 2023 | No Comments
Too little, too late. "The city dropped the ball," said one friend of killed cyclist Sarah Schick. "And now we have to be here for our friend."
The new truck depot opened in Harlem on Wednesday. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

‘Park Your Fleet’: Harlem Residents Decry Newly Opened Truck Depot On Site of Proposed Housing

By Julianne Cuba and Henry Beers Shenk | Jan 19, 2023 | No Comments
A neighborhood that needs more housing and less pollution got the opposite.
A biker named Elizabeth takes a few seconds to take in Sarah Schick's memorial. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Ninth Street Cyclists Share Their Stories of Fear 

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 13, 2023 | No Comments
Cyclists vented their anger at unsafe conditions on Brooklyn’s Ninth Street bike lane on Thursday, two days after a truck driver killed a 37-year-old wife and mother of two while she was riding an electric Citi Bike on an unprotected stretch west of Third Avenue.
The crash site on Ninth Street, where Sarah Schick (inset) was killed by a truck driver. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk (main photo has been slightly altered)

SAFETY LAST: DOT Under Fire to Finish Ninth Street Redesign after Sixth Fatality in 18 Years

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 12, 2023 | No Comments
The city is once again under fire for a death on a roadway that it failed to redesign for safety.
Council Transportation Committee Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers had a mixed record in 2022, according to Council data (inset). Main photo: Gersh Kuntzman

ANALYSIS: Council’s Transportation Committee Has Little to Show in First Year

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 11, 2023 | No Comments
The City Council's Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure lagged behind nearly every other committee when it comes to passing legislation and holding hearings on bills in 2022 — revealing a decline in accountability and productivity compared to previous leadership, advocates and data indicate. Here's a deep analysis.
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