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Streetfilms: Jersey City Bike Lane Expansion is a Lesson for All
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Jersey City is poised to become a great biking — and livable — city, thanks to an effort by local officials and outside consultants who have cracked the code on how to create protected bike lanes.
Monday Headlines: You Gotta Hand it to The Times Edition
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Something — something good! — has definitely gotten into the water at Clifford Levy's Times Metro section. That and the rest of the weekend's news. Just click the headline above.
Friday’s Headlines: The Times Gets It Right and Trottenberg Gets It Wrong Edition
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The Paper of Record calls out Mayor de Blasio for not doing enough to keep cyclists safe. Meanwhile, Streetsblog calls out Polly Trottenberg for giving in to parking psychosis in Fort Greene. Click for more news!
Wednesday’s Headlines: What a Weird Day For Arthur Schwartz Edition
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Just when it looked like NIMBY lawyer Arthur Schwartz wasn't a total charlatan... And other stories from Tuesday. Click the headline above for all the news.
Tuesday’s Headlines: The Public Advocate Starts Advocating Edition
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Plus, the Times runs a really repulsive (in a good way!) photo spread on garbage, which fills the sidewalks every day at 4 (pictured). Click for these and other stories.
Monday’s Headlines: Enough is Enough Edition
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We said it after the first cyclist was killed this year and we'll say it again today as we mourn Jose Alzorriz, the Park Slope resident who yesterday became the 19th dead cyclist this year: Enough is enough. Plus the other news from the weekend.
Friday’s Headlines: Who Will Stop Kim Ohanian? Edition
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Streetsblog offers a step-by-step guide for any Queens Community Board 7 member who has the guts to make a motion to kick the street safety pariah off the panel. Plus all the other news by clicking the headline above.
Thursday’s Headlines: Meet The New Steve Cuozzo Edition
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Today we learn that there is no community problem that old people won't blame on cyclists. That, plus the rest of the days news. Just click the headline above!
Wednesday’s Headlines: Carlos Menchaca’s Bike Lane Party Edition
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Sure, Sunset Park Council Member Carlos Menchaca is happy that he's getting more bike lanes. But the challenge is building a bike network in neighborhoods where local electeds demagogue instead of lead. That and the rest of the stories by clicking the headline above.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Sympathy for Arthur Schwartz? Edition
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Has the lawyer for the rich West Village and Chelsea residents made us rethink our initial disgust? That and other stories when you click the headline above.
Monday’s Headlines: ‘Hey, Mister Softee — Slow Down!’ Edition
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I scream, you scream, we all scream ... at Mister Softee! Two more cyclists report sighting of the vanilla villain on the Addabbo Bridge. Plus all the other stories from the weekend.
Friday’s Headlines: Bronchitis Happens Edition
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See that picture? That's our editor all day yesterday, as he was laid up with a terrible cough later determined to be bronchitis mixed with his usual rage at car owners. So click above for that story and all the others from Thursday.