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Revel Returns Thursday Following Month-Long ‘Suspension’ — With Added Safety Features
“We are trying to change behavior,” said Revel CEO and co-founder Frank Reig.
August 26, 2020
Survey Says: School Outdoor Space is Limited — By Cars!
"Cars parked in schoolyards are a symptom of how we’ve surrendered our city to automobiles," says one activist.
August 21, 2020
THOSE WERE THE DAYS: What Car Culture Has Cost Us
Some then-and-now photos of New York City show how residents lost precious space to the automobile. What we could do to fix it.
August 14, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: Carmageddon is Here, Mr. Mayor
It's time for an update on all the measures Mayor de Blasio has (or has not!) undertaken to rein in cars.
August 10, 2020
Summer Bummer: Bike-In Movies Aren’t Happening
Certainly some ambitious event promoter who doesn't like pollution, crashes and congestion could do a bike-in movie series, right? Uh, no.
August 3, 2020
Queens Pol Chants ‘Business Lives Matter!’ In Opposing Flushing Busway
Council Member Peter Koo appropriated the Black Lives Matter movement on Thursday.
July 30, 2020
KOMANOFF: New York Times Starts Embracing ‘Future without Cars’
Times opinion writer Farhad Manjoo did more than just illustrate a vision for a car-free city that many of us have been championing, he did so in a way that clearly put the topic on the map for readers of the Gray Lady.
July 12, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines: Now We’ve Seen It All Edition
Oh, we've got long memories over here at Streetsblog. Just ask Peter Madonia up on Arthur Avenue!
June 30, 2020
SEE IT: Driver Hurls Firecrackers At Black Lives Matter Protesters
“Police were right there, they saw this happening and didn’t come up the ramp to do anything about it,” said one witness.
June 29, 2020
De Blasio to Streetsblog: ‘I Want to Lighten the Burden on Car Owners’
"Guess what, Gersh, a lot of people still have cars," the mayor said sarcastically.
June 24, 2020