Thursday’s Headlines: The City ‘Urgently’ Does What It Could Have Done Six Months Ago Edition
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.
September 16, 2021
Around and a Roundy: Listen to these Tickets!
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.
September 14, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines: A Tale of Two De Blasios Edition
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.
September 14, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Welcome Back Edition
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.
September 13, 2021
Op-Ed: Why Bad City Design is Failing Our Kids (And What to Do About It)
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.
September 13, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: Will the UWS Secede from NYS?
It's a reasonable question, given that last night, the Upper West Side's Jekyll-and-Hyde community board voted to ban electric bikes in bike lanes — even though they are legal under state law. Plus all the other news.
September 10, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: Save the Children (But Not Just For One Week!) Edition
"Expanded traffic enforcement, with a special focus on violations that endanger child pedestrians" will begin next week. Plus all the other news.
September 9, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines: Fast Tracking Fast Charging Edition
Today, at a Lower East Side garage, the city will unveil four super-fast chargers for use by electric car owners (hint: this is not such good news). Plus all the other stories from yesterday.
September 8, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The Mayor’s Answer to Everything
A reminder that the only thing that seems to our mayor out of bed is cops (and allowing cops to park in bike lanes).
September 8, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines: Damage Control Edition
President Biden will tour flood-damaged areas of Queens today, one day after the White House announced that federal aid will help victims — but Mayor de Blasio (or was it AOC) getting cursed out was Monday's big story. Plus all the other news.
September 7, 2021