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ANALYSIS: DOT’s Permanent Open Streets Will Depend on its Definition of ‘Compromise’
Whose compromise? Our compromise!
April 29, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: How the Tabloids Tell It
More details emerge on a drunken driver's killing of a cop. Plus all the other news.
April 29, 2021
TODAY: Council to Pass Law Mandating Fuller, Bolder Open Streets Program
The City Council will close the gap of leadership exhibited by the de Blasio administration on making permanent the open streets program — mandating more open streets, allowing for their conversion into 24-7 car-free zones and ensuring that they are equitably distributed.
April 28, 2021
Manhattan Panel Backs Henry Hudson Parkway Bike Lane
Getting to the Empire State Trail from the Hudson River Greenway is quite the climb! Could a bike lane be the answer — and to a greenway closure, too?
April 28, 2021
OPINION: Stop the Shameful Treatment of Deliveristas
These largely immigrant strivers occupy a crucial economic niche. They deserve safety, fairness, dignity and recognition.
April 27, 2021
BUDGET DAY: Mayor Proposes Small Money for Open Streets, But Big Bucks to Finish the Manhattan Greenway
Mayor de Blasio says his open streets are "permanent" — but he isn't budgeting any money to make them a permanent part of the streetscape.
April 26, 2021
E-Cyclist Killed By Driver in Flatbush; Cops Blame Victim
A 21-year-old driver killed an e-bike rider early on Saturday morning along a notorious roadway in central Brooklyn, and cops immediately blamed the victim.
April 24, 2021
OPINION: The Time To Cap the Cross Bronx Is Now
President Biden's infrastructure bill creates an opening for rectifying a deadly historical wrong.
April 23, 2021
BRAD LANDER SPEAKS: ‘I’m Giving Up My Placard and Will Stop Driving So Much’
"Accountability is hard. But it’s the only way we get better," says the lead-footed lawmaker.
April 23, 2021
