Phineas Baxandall
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Monday’s Headlines: Weekend of Carnage Edition
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Lots of crashes, plus more news from the weekend.
Eyes on the Street: Miracle on Fifth Avenue Near Rockefeller Center
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Mayor de Blasio's bold plan to take lanes away from drivers and give them to pedestrians around Rockefeller Center is working — but only on the side streets that are actually closed to cars entirely.
New LaGuardia Bike Policy Blames Cyclists for Ruining Drivers’ Lives
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The very wording of a new policy makes it clear that the agency considers bikes a nuisance.
WHEW! New Gates on Kosciuszko Bridge Bike Path Aren’t What We Feared
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Mystery solved: The new gates at the Queens foot of the Kosciuszko Bridge bike and pedestrian path don't fully close, meaning that they can't be deployed to close the roadway for non-motorists as some cyclists had feared.
Cops Blame ‘Medical Episode’ For Chain Reaction Crash That Injures 3 Pedestrians
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Like the magic words "I didn't see him," claiming some kind of "medical episode" is often times a way for drivers to get off scot-free.
WHOLE FOOLS! Amazon Stealing Space from Pedestrians on Houston
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The problem? The city has not yet taken curbside space from car storage in favor of the efficient bikes.
Gov. Cuomo: Sign the E-Bike Bill Now!
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De Quan Lu of the Chinese Mutual Support Labor Union spoke eloquently of workers living in fear of having their bikes seized by the police simply for doing a job that more and more New Yorkers want them to do.
Another Queens Pedestrian is Dead and Her Killer is Uncharged
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Queens has proven to be deadly for pedestrians this year, with 29 killed so far in 2019, equal to Brooklyn.
DAVE COLON: How Citi Bike Has Improved My Dating Life
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Don't call Dave Colon the "Citi Bike Sleaze." He's more like a two-wheeling Romeo, as he explains in this personal essay.
Friday’s Headlines: Rumble in the Bronx Edition
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Kids are LITERALLY running for their lives because Bronx drivers are in such a rush. That and the rest of the news to set you up for the weekend.