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Friday’s Headlines: Congestion-Pricing Slam Dunk Edition
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The real toll that cars take on our lives — and especially on our kids. Plus all the other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: Congestion Pricing Clusterf*ck Edition
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The congestion pricing public meetings start today ... in the middle of a gridlock alert week. Plus all the other news in today's digest.
A Round and a Roundy: Passing the Buck on Unsafe Streets
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Finger-pointing is a municipal tradition. So it was after a reckless driver hit and killed a 3-month-old baby in Clinton Hill on Sept. 11.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Survey Says Edition
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The MTA wants you ... to tell it how it's doing. Plus all the other news.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Gridlock Alert Day Photo Op Edition
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It's another "Gridlock Alert Day," which means it's another day for the city Department of Transportation to surrender and beg people not to drive. Plus all the other news.
Monday’s Headlines: The Daily News Becomes a Must Read Edition
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Hat tip to the Daily News for printing our old man editor's op-ed on Sunday about getting control of our streets. Plus all the other news from a busy weekend.
Friday’s Headlines: The Legacy of Vision Zero Edition
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The mayor gleefully crushed illegal dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles in Staten Island yesterday — after discussing the legacy of Vision Zero. Plus all the other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: The City ‘Urgently’ Does What It Could Have Done Six Months Ago Edition
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The DOT announces a major move forward for street safety (but leaves out that it could have been done six months ago). Plus all the other news.
Cartoon: Listen to these Tickets!
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No one can understand how a driver with 91 speed-camera and red-light tickets, plus multiple license suspensions, was still on the road to hit and kill a 3-month-old baby girl in Brooklyn. Here's one reason.
Tuesday’s Headlines: A Tale of Two De Blasios Edition
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Today, we'll get two competing visions of the de Blasio administration as it enters its sunset after almost eight years: two rallies against him sandwiched around the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge bike path. Plus other stories.
Monday’s Headlines: Welcome Back Edition
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Public school kids return to in-person school today, but COVID is only one of their fears. The real fright is just getting to the classroom at all. Plus other news.
Op-Ed: Why Bad City Design is Failing Our Kids (And What to Do About It)
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We need to change the way we think about kids and about our cities. We need to think of kids as full members of society and we need to design our neighborhoods for kids to have full, rich childhoods that let them grow into well-rounded members of our communities.