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The Streetsblog Interview: Will Norman
A candid conversation with London's bike and pedestrian mayor about saving our cities, beating community boards and putting health first in our transportation systems.
November 9, 2020
Cops Seize Brooklyn Playground — Again — For Private Parking Lot, Threaten to Arrest Reporter for Trespassing
The Parks Department promised to evict the police so kids could play in the open air, but, well, cops...
November 6, 2020
Now Brooklynites Call For Permanent Open Streets In Williamsburg And Greenpoint
Another county heard from!
November 4, 2020
KOMANOFF: Restaurant Patio Heaters Will Be a Net Gain for the Climate
We asked our columnist — the nation's leading expert on carbon emissions — whether winter heat lamps will destroy or save our city. He came down on the latter.
September 25, 2020
New York Is Embracing Outdoor Heat Lamps Right As France Is Rejecting Them
If outdoor dining comes to New York City, gas problems won't be limited to people who eat too many Brussels sprouts.
September 25, 2020
OPINION: BID Leaders Tell Mayor to Open Streets for Retail … Now!
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.
September 25, 2020
New MTA Rules Are Criticized As ‘Anti-Homeless’
The MTA cemented a series of emergency rules updating its code of conduct this week — rules that homeless riders and advocates said were aggressively anti-homeless.
September 24, 2020
Queens Pol Makes It Official: Demands 34th Avenue Open Street Be Made Permanent
A Queens council member has jumped on the effort to turn the city's best open street into a "permanent public space for the community."
September 14, 2020
Mayor Won’t Stop Teachers From Parking on School Playgrounds
"It really depends on the school," he tells NY1.
August 26, 2020
Mayor Gives Principals a Week To Register Outdoor-Learning Plans
Deadline for schools looms on Aug. 28. How many will seek to open streets?
August 24, 2020
