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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.
Ho, Ho, Ho! It’s the Streetsblog Holiday Gift Guide
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It's time for the official 2018 Streetsblog holiday gift guide.
This Week: Closing the Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap
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Tonight, DOT will present its plan for a bike lane where Second Avenue crosses the foot of the Queensboro Bridge to Manhattan Community Board 8.
This Week: Corey Johnson’s L Train Shutdown Hearing, Hunts Point Takes on State DOT, Divining the Prospects for Congestion Pricing
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Will the State DOT listen to Hunts Point residents who don't want a new highway ramp cutting off their neighborhood from the Bronx River?
This Week: A Better Hudson Greenway, a Smarter Sheridan Teardown, and Safer Bikeways for the West Side and Park Slope
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The slate of events this week has major implications for the street network in Hunts Point, the West Side of Manhattan, and Park Slope. If you use these streets, get involved and speak up for policies that put walking and biking first.
This Week: Southern Brooklyn Bike Lanes, Parking Permits, Queens Boulevard Phase 4
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It's the last full week of spring on the Streetsblog calendar - get your community board fix in soon before summer recess sets in!
This Week: Speak Up for a Safe Bike Network in Queens
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DOT is presenting the next phase of Queens Boulevard to Queens CB 6 on Wednesday, while CB 2 continues to stonewall protected bike lanes for Skillman and 43rd.
This Week: Defend the Dyckman Street Protected Bike Lanes
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If you walk or bike on Dyckman and want to keep the new design, the hearing on Tuesday is an important one to turn out for.
This Week: Fixing Deadly Ocean Parkway Intersection, City Council Congestion Hearing, L Train Bike Train
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A public forum tonight will address deadly conditions at Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue in Brooklyn.
Tonight: Tell DOT to Get Moving on Lifesaving Bikeways for Midtown and Sunnyside
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Community boards and the public will weigh in on important bike projects in Manhattan and Queens tonight.