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Mayor Issues ‘Gridlock Alert’ Days, But Driving Continues Unabated Because of Poor Policies: Advocates
Car drivers are basically ignoring the city's “Gridlock Alert” days for the UN General Assembly this week, and the mayor had nothing to say.
September 23, 2021
Mayor Says He Doesn’t Know Why the ‘Reckless Driver’ Law Isn’t Saving Kids from the Deadliest Drivers
It's like one hand doesn't know what the other hand isn't doing.
September 15, 2021
Who Failed Baby Apolline? Literally Everyone in Multiple Agencies in All Three Branches of Government
Failure has many fathers.
September 14, 2021
Please Stay On The Grass: More Absorbent Streets Could Mean Less Catastrophically Flooded Subways
Here’s what the city has to do now. Ripping up some asphalt is a start.
September 3, 2021
REST IN PEACE, SARAH: Dangerous Williamsburg Intersection Gets Overdue Fix
It's a safety fix that one victim's family says should have come sooner.
September 2, 2021
De Blasio’s Deadliest Year: A Senior is Killed By Driver in Bensonhurst
A Bensonhurst woman is dead after she was run over by the driver of a pickup truck on Friday morning — just days after a six-year-old girl was killed while crossing the street with her mom not far from the scene of Friday's fatal crash.
August 27, 2021
Pedestrians Will Get More Space on Cramped Lexington Avenue … In 2024
The city's ongoing systemic discrimination against pedestrians is slowly being remedied. Up next: A key Midtown corridor where walkers outnumber drivers more than four to one.
August 27, 2021
Watered Down Fifth Avenue ‘Busway’ Inches Forward
Community Board 5 supports "busway lite."
August 24, 2021
OPINION: What Should Be Done About Canal Street?
The nostrums are no mystery. Rather than doing a million more studies, the city should just fix it.
August 9, 2021
SEE IT: TA Video Says You Shouldn’t Have To Be An Olympian Just to Live in NYC
The thrill of victory. The agony of the streets.
August 6, 2021
