Parks Commissioner: ‘No One Ever Asked Me About Safe Cycling in Central Park’
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The headline above is simply not true — and we have the paper trail to prove it.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car-Free Parks
Flushing Busway Opponents Lawyer Up to Delay Project
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"Let's make life harder for tens of thousands of bus riders to benefit a tiny number of car owners," the argument goes.
ALTERNATE REALITY: Polly Trottenberg Says De Blasio’s Parking Relaxation Has Slowed Bike Lane Construction
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"It has actually been an operational challenge for us," she said.
White Privilege on the Upper West Side: Board Condemns Police Brutality — Then Calls for More Cops!
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A community board in the predominantly white Upper West Side says it supports the Black Lives Matter movement — then calls for more enforcement by the NYPD, which disproportionately targets blacks.
De Blasio Announces 13 More Miles of Open Streets, Making NYC the Nation’s Leader (Finally!)
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Now we have close to 44 miles of temporary car-free streets and protected bike lanes.
Op-Ed: The Mayor’s ‘Open Streets’ Program is Failing Staten Island
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Staten Island has the second-highest rate of COVID-19 infections, yet the least amount of open streets.