OPINION: Surviving a Hit-and-Run Bike Crash in a City Choked by Cars
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New Yorkers came to my aid — but the driver who plowed into me escaped. He knew that, in a city where bicyclists are dehumanized, he could get away with it.
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‘Permanent and Year-Round’: Mayor’s Restaurant Plan is a Long-Overdue Shift of Public Space from Cars to People
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Tens of thousands of parking spaces will be permanently repurposed from free private vehicle storage for use by the city's struggling restaurant owners as part of a revolution in public space unleashed on Friday by Mayor de Blasio.
EXCLUSIVE: New State Cargo Bike Law Will Unleash a ‘Fricking Awesome’ New Delivery Mode
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Saving this city from a cruel Atlantis-style fate is a game of inches.
OPINION: BID Leaders Tell Mayor to Open Streets for Retail … Now!
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With the holiday season approaching, merchants must be able to plan, order appropriate inventory and market their goods, or they will close. We need a plan for our local economies now.
Progressive Pols: Make Open Streets Permanent — and Extend Them to Retail
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Scott Stringer and Jessica Ramos team up for more open streets: "There are simply no good reasons why small businesses across the five boroughs could not be afforded the same benefits as our restaurants."
OPINION: CityRise Will Step Up for Streets When the Mayor Won’t
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A civic group seeks quick, practical solutions to the post-COVID "carmegeddon" — and support for struggling retail businesses at the same time.