Julianne Cuba
Email Julianne Cuba at julianne@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
March (Parking) Madness: The Western Regional Final!
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It's the first matchup in our Final Four: Manhattan's worse vs. the most shameful that The Bronx had to offer. Come for the tournament, stay for the feral cats!
Stop the Stops? Speaker Adams Wants to ‘Overhaul’ NYPD Traffic Enforcement
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The NYPD should "move away" from police-initiated traffic stops that disproportionately target people of color and can lead to police brutality, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said on Monday — offering uncharacteristic support for a central pillar of a progressive-wing movement to reform the police department.
‘Major Victory’: Drivers Getting Nabbed With Fewer Speeding Tickets: City
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The city’s speed cameras are spitting out less tickets to drivers than they were six months ago, Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said — and that's good.
Driver Who Killed 3-Month-Old Baby is Offered Nine Years in Plea Deal
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Tyrik Mott had close to 100 red light and speed camera tickets on his record before he allegedly killed baby Apolline Mong-Guillemin in Fort Greene in 2021. He has until March 22 to either take the offer or go to trial where he faces up to 25.
Albany’s Residential Parking Program Won’t Be Good for New York City: Analysis
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A Senate proposal to encourage New York City to create a Residential Parking Permit system won't help break the city's car culture, multiple studies show.
Upper West Side Panel Backs Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes
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The vote by CB7's Transportation Committee follwed a parade of residents who spoke overwhelmingly for cycling and pedestrian safety.
March (Parking) Madness: The Epic Battle of Midtown
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It’s hard to be anything other than chaotic in Midtown, and that’s exactly the type of parking both Midtown Precinct North and Midtown Precinct South bring to their respective neighborhoods, just 20 blocks apart.
NYC Pol Wants Feds to Rein in Faulty Lithium-Ion Batteries
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“My legislation ... is an expression of the government's highest obligation, which is public safety,” said Rep. Ritchie Torres.
Fact Check: In Borough Park, Drivers Are the Real Problem, Despite What CB12 Thinks
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Chairman Yidel Perlstein expressed sympathy for a resident who got ticket for going more than 10 miles per hour in a school zone — because she hit the gas to pass a person on a bike.
THE POWER BROKERS: Brooklyn Machine Fights Smaller BQE at Closed-Door City Hall Meeting
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The Brooklyn Democratic machine wants a "superhighway in perpetuity," said one supporter of narrowing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
YES IN OUR BACKYARD: New Yorkers Widely Support Parking Reform, Density Near Transit
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New Yorkers want livable communities, not parking requirements that make housing more expensive.
City May Build A Temporary Highway Through Brooklyn Heights After All
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Hey 2023, 2018 called and it wants its temporary highway back.