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UPDATE: Mayor Makes Curbside Restaurant Seating Permanent
"We're looking at that [year-round]," Hizzoner said at his Monday presser.
August 3, 2020
Hey, Hells Kitchen, Your Parking Space is Garbage!
Finally, trash gets put in its place.
July 27, 2020
Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space
As the city opens streets for restaurants, we must ensure that businesses' interests do not crowd out public needs.
July 5, 2020
Two Years After a Hit-And-Run Driver Killed a 4-Year-Old, There Is Little ‘Justice for Luz’
Brooklyn's DA charges only 'failure to exercise due care' after a horrific incident on a Bushwick sidewalk. A heartbroken family demands answers.
June 24, 2020
This Is Not an Opinion Column: New York’s Sidewalks Really Are Too Narrow
A transportation planner's maps show the perils of walking in the age of social distancing. Give us the space we need, Mr. Mayor!
April 23, 2020
Op-Ed: Courting Death on the Third Avenue Speedway
COVID-19 has turned an East Side road into a race course where pedestrians cling to tight-rope-like sidewalks. How long until somebody dies?
April 22, 2020
City Planning To Walkers: Drop Dead
Hey, I'm walkin' here! The Department of City Planning accidentally tweeted that New York City's sidewalks weren't wide enough for safe passage.
April 9, 2020
… And Give Queens Residents More Room To Breathe and Stroll
As COVID-19 hits hard in crowded neighborhoods, the mayor's plan to open pedestrian streets must be much bolder.
April 2, 2020
Brooklyn ‘Shared Streets’ Are the Start of Something Bigger
An application of "Tactical Urbanism" that could expand elsewhere in the city.
October 4, 2019
Brooklyn Pol Offers Poor Fix After Death of 10-Year-Old Boy: Advocates
“All bus stops should have bollards,” Council Member Chaim Deutsch said.
September 20, 2019
