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Is New York ‘America’s Fairest City’? Not to This Delivery Worker
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Wilfred Chan, 27, a former delivery worker, gives a succinct takedown of the mayor's progressive vision, which has resulted in the abuse of hundreds of workers. It's just three minutes and well worth your time.
Brooklyn Pol: Let’s Charge $3 Per Amazon Package — And Other Ways to Raise MTA Cash
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Brooklyn Assembly Member Robert Carroll launched a drone attack on Amazon and other online retailers on Monday, announcing a proposal to levy a $3-per-package fee on deliveries. But wait...there's more!
What Does This Delivery Worker Think About Mayor de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown?
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Worker activist Jinhua Li explains it all to us.
Monday’s Headlines: Common Ground Edition
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Today's headlines, curated especially for you! Plus, our take on all those car-centric Super Bowl ads.
Sunnyside Spruced Up By Bike Lane Supporters
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A hearty band of activists — and Mets-loving Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer — cleaned up the protected bike lanes on Skillman and 43rd avenues on Saturday, providing the latest demonstration that the community supports the lanes.
SEE IT: Morning Carnage on Vanderbilt Avenue
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A driver mowed down a lamppost at a busy Brooklyn corner Tuesday morning, shearing it off, an indication that someone was driving far too fast.
LIVE FROM ALBANY: Our Congestion Pricing Live Blog [UPDATED]
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We are inside the belly of the beast (the statehouse) to get the lay of the land on issues important to the livable streets community. We'll post what we get as a live blog, so check back early and often to see the latest (thread starts from the bottom):
Streetsies 2018: Corey Johnson is the Vision Zero Hero of the Year!
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To cap an amazing year, the Council Speaker sits down with Streetsblog to, as he put it, break the car culture.
Merry Christmas From Streetsblog — Now, Enjoy Our Carols!
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Sit back, grab some cocoa and cookies, and click on the videos below to ring in the season with The Streetsblog Carolers.
Dear Gov. Cuomo: Larry Penner Has Something to Say
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When you get a "Penner-gram," as we always called them, you have only one choice: Run that baby.
Op-Ed: StreetsPAC Wants City’s Sanitation Overhaul to Go Further
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The political action committee supports the city’s proposed Commercial Waste Zone plan, but wants waste-hauling zones to be reserved for a single carter.
It’s Our Annual December Donation Drive (Sorry!)
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Every year around this time, we ask you — our loyal readers and fellow livable streets champions — to dig deep and make a small tax-deductible contribution to keep our brilliant team of writers and editors on the job for another year.