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A Round and a Roundy: Cops Are Just Inept
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This week, our editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy is particularly angry about the recent spate of reports that NYPD officers simply don't know what they're doing.
Monday’s Headlines: Hero Cops Bust Churro Lady Who is Obviously a Danger to EVERYONE
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How to improve the reputation of the NYPD? Step one: Stop arresting the churro lady. That, plus all the other headlines from a busy weekend.
Friday’s Headlines: Thanks for the Support Edition
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All the party pictures — plus our publisher's birthday. And all the other headlines!
Thursday’s Headlines: Stars — They’re Just Like Us (And Without Helmets) Edition
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Marcia Kramer wants fewer cyclists on the street. But the mayor says he wants more. So why is he advocating helmet laws, which reduce cycling? That and the rest of the news.
Cyclist: I Was Nearly Murdered by a Driver — Then Cops Traumatized Me All Over Again
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A cautionary (and all-too-common) tale...
Wednesday’s Headlines: See You on Thursday Edition?
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We'd love to see you at our gala fundraiser — and, more important, we'd love to collect your donations to help us keep waging the fight for a better city!
Tuesday’s Headlines: So Long, Commissioner, We Hardly Knew Ye Edition
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James O'Neill quits the NYPD, but we'll have to wait and see if Commissioner Dermot Shea will continue the NYPD's pro-car agenda. That and the rest of the day's news by clicking the headline above!
Last Chance to Join Us at our Annual FUNdraiser!
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Please join us Thursday and raise a glass to another great year — a year when we'll continue to speak for the interests of all people who value safety, livability, equity and progressive planning.
Monday’s Headlines: More Lies from the Car-Based Media Edition
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The death throes of the Baby Boomer car culture media continues as now Channel 7 explores the rise in cyclist and pedestrian deaths — and blames cyclists and pedestrians. That, plus the rest of the news.
A Round and a Roundy: How Mayor Grinch Stole Pedestrian Safety
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This week, editorial cartoonist Bill Roundy was inspired by Mayor de Blasio's decision to delay — and perhaps kill altogether — a plan to give pedestrians more space near Rockefeller Center during the Yuletide season.
Friday’s Headlines: De Blasio Throws His Own DOT Under the Bus Edition
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For a brief, shining moment, it looked like pedestrians would get a break this holiday season. But our car-loving mayor revved up his ire and overruled his own transportation experts. That and all the other news just by clicking above!
Thursday’s Headlines: Government Must Break Its Own Car Culture Edition
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Corey Johnson's "Streets Master Plan" bill passed on Wednesday, but the larger issue of how the government defaults to car owners remains. That and all the other news.