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Ten Community Boards Back Parking Ban at Corners for Safety
Will the city listen to the growing push to stop exempting itself from state law?
March 6, 2024
MTA Reviewing Proposed Upper West Side Delivery Worker Hub Amid Ongoing Pushback
The MTA has yet to give the go-ahead to a proposed Upper West Side delivery worker rest stop as some locals continue to fight the proposal.
December 20, 2023
Prospect Heights Group to Mayor Adams: Finish the Underhill Ave. Bike Boulevard!
Residents of Prospect Heights are demanding that the Adams administration finish a routine bike boulevard project first — and then go door-to-door to hear the feedback.
October 19, 2023
Cycle of Rage: Mayor Adams Has Disgraced Himself in Rejecting DOT’s Safety Plan for Deadly McGuinness
Shelving the McGuinness Boulevard safety redesign has damaged the mayor's credibility, blown up his predecessor's legacy, emboldened the donor class, empowered opponents of street safety, blindsided elected officials, and even written an obit for democracy.
July 7, 2023
THAT’S RICH! Some Neighborhoods Order Lots of Deliveries, But Don’t Want to Help the Workers
Some of the city's wealthiest residents have turned their backs on delivery workers — yet are also excessively dependent on deliveristas' labor, placing tens of thousands of orders every day, according to data obtained by Streetsblog via a freedom of information request.
May 8, 2023
New DOT Plan Would Let BAM Take Over Proposed Bike Lane During Events
The city on Thursday revealed a new design for Ashland Place that attempts to address the concerns of BAM officials — by letting the famed cultural institution park its trucks in the bike lane during "special loading events."
April 21, 2023
OPINION: How An Upper West Side Community Meeting Changed My Mind About Bike Lanes
A funny thing happened to me when I went to speak out against proposed crosstown bike lanes at my Upper West Side community board — I changed my mind.
April 4, 2023
Upper West Side Panel Backs Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes
The vote by CB7's Transportation Committee follwed a parade of residents who spoke overwhelmingly for cycling and pedestrian safety.
March 15, 2023
Paging Kevin Roose! My Conversation with the Bing Chatbot Was Much Better than Yours!
Here's a story about why we no longer fear artificial intelligence, and, indeed, hope it will someday be running the country.
March 5, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Working In Our Pajamas Edition
Our favorite story of the day was summed up by this Crain's headline: "Working from home means more sleep, less work." Plus all the other news of the day.
October 20, 2022
