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Three Meetings, Nine Hours Later, Upper East Side Board Backs Crosstown Bike Lanes
After all that.
April 22, 2021
Bay Ridge Pol: NYPD Must Crack Down on Rogue Car Dealerships After Pedestrian Was Run Down on the Sidewalk
"Some of these dealerships just don't care and now a woman is dead because a car was driving on the sidewalk," Brannan said.
April 16, 2021
Upper East Side Candidate Billy Freeland One-Ups Competitor By Calling for Replacing FDR Drive
An Upper East Side council hopeful is pushing his own bold vision for transportation in a neighborhood council race that is already one of the most progressive in town.
March 30, 2021
New Sunset Park and Red Hook Warehouses Mean More Death from Trucks: Locals
Locals have resisted residential rezoning, but now are faced with another crisis: massive distribution centers and more truck traffic.
March 28, 2021
Manhattan DA Drops Charges Against Reckless Driver Who Totaled Luxury Car
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office dropped all charges against a notoriously reckless car buff who was allegedly high on drugs.
March 23, 2021
ONE YEAR LATER: What Did De Blasio Do After Telling New Yorkers to ‘Bike or Walk to Work’
"When I compare it to Paris, Milan, London it just feels like we wasted a historic opportunity," said one activist.
March 10, 2021
OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic
March 8, 2021
Transportation Alternatives Wants Mayoral Candidates To Commit to 25% More Open Space
Vision Zero? How about Vision 25 by 25?
March 1, 2021
OPINION: It’s Time to End NYPD’s Current Role in Crash Investigations
A victim of road violence speaks.
February 23, 2021
ANALYSIS: Is Jailing Killer Drivers the Only Way Forward for Street Safety?
The indictment of a killer driver earlier this year is a turning point in how prosecutors hold drivers accountable — but it also might be an inflection point as the safe-streets movement confronts the role of incarceration in making roadways safer. A deep dive.
February 9, 2021
