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IN MEMORIAM: Roger Herz, Longtime Bike Advocate Who Gave Mayors an Earful
An activist known for his persistence lived by the motto 'better futile than passive.'
August 29, 2022
DOT Pushes Back at Calls for Office of ‘Public Space Management’
"We have decades of experience and expertise," Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez told the Council at a Tuesday hearing.
June 29, 2022
OPINION: Why We Must Eliminate Placards — And Here’s How We’ll Do It
City Council Member Lincoln Restler offers his plan to solve the problem.
June 2, 2022
Outraged Lawmakers and Advocates Urge City Action over Unsafe School Streets
Moving beyond thoughts and prayers to action.
June 1, 2022
Sanitation Commissioner Says She Won’t Tolerate Humans Who Let Their Dogs Poop on New York
After two years that city Sanitation officers failed to write a single ticket for violations of the pooper-scooper law, new DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch is now vowing a crackdown.
May 12, 2022
OPINION: It’s Time To Mandate Composting Citywide
Small waste programs in underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods show it can be done, argues the Council's Sanitation Committee chairwoman.
May 5, 2022
Mayor Adams Puts Nearly $1 Billion Into Street Safety
The Street Master Plan gets a much-needed boost.
April 23, 2022
Pols and Advocates to Mayor: Put More Money Into the Streets Master Plan
There's impatience in the air.
April 22, 2022
CLUELESS: New Department of Investigation Boss Isn’t Sure if Placard Abuse is a Thing (It Is)
At a hearing, DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber told Council members that overseeing the NYPD's failure to enforce of placard abuse wasn't yet on the agency's to-do list, despite a 2019 law requiring such oversight.
April 12, 2022
Council to Mayor: Put a Lot More Money into the Streets Master Plan!
Both bike and bus advocates hailed the Council proposal.
April 4, 2022
