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Tuesday’s Headlines: Wild on the Walk Side Edition

October 14, 2025
Casinos

Jay Z-Backed Times Square Casino Shrinks Sidewalks and Bus Lanes to Serve More Cars

New Yorkers aren't only gambling with their future inside the casino: Developer SL Green wants to remove a bus lane and the 19-foot "super sidewalks" installed on Eighth Avenue just three years ago.

September 11, 2025
Charging stations

Plugging Away: City Gets Big Biden Bucks for More EV Fueling Stations at the Curb

The city has won a $15-million grant to install hundreds more electric car chargers in the curbside lane, preventing any other use of that space for generations.

August 29, 2024
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Thursday’s Headlines: Super Sidewalks Edition

March 23, 2023
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Manhattan Community Board Demands Stricter Sanitation Rules for Apartments

October 3, 2022
Bike NY

Broad Coalition Demands Mayor Adams Properly Manage New York’s Busiest Places: The Curb

May 19, 2022
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Advocates: The City’s ‘Clean Curbs’ Pilot is Too Small

May 10, 2022
Autonomous cars

Self-Driving Car Industry, Promising Safety, Pushes Back on DOT Plan to Regulate Testing

September 1, 2021
Bill de Blasio

Re-Emergence of ‘Broadway Vision’ Plan Startles Some

January 25, 2021
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TRASH TALK! Mayor Wants To Think About Getting Filthy, Rodent-Infested Garbage Bags out of Pedestrians’ Way

November 3, 2020
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