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Friday’s Headlines: Brad Lander’s Brad Lander Moment Edition
The Brooklyn Council Member racked up seven speeding tickets since late 2019. That's a lot. Here's why it's not as bad as it looks — plus the rest of yesterday's news.
April 23, 2021
OPINION: What I’ve Learned Biking Every Block in My District
Brooklyn City Council candidate Justin Krebs is riding and walking more than 120 miles to gain a feel for each street's issues.
April 23, 2021
Mayoral Hopeful Donovan: City’s Open Streets Program is ‘Failing’ Due to De Blasio Incompetence
"Open streets are failing to achieve their fullest potential — not even close," the candidate said.
April 22, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: Knives Out at the MTA Edition
The NYPD's Transit Bureau chief sticks the agency for fearmongering on subway crime. Plus all the other news.
April 22, 2021
THE STREETSBLOG INTERVIEW: Vax Daddy Huge Ma is the City’s Newest Bike Lane Advocate
The beloved by recently anonymous techie behind TurboVax sat down with Streetsblog to talk about his next fight: safe streets.
April 20, 2021
OPINION: Citi Bike’s Lessons for Open Streets
Mayor de Blasio — who has it much easier than his predecessor when it comes to urban amenities — should follow the bike-share playbook, says a co-host of the "War on Cars" podcast.
April 16, 2021
CAUGHT! ‘Amazon’ Driver Steals Open Streets Barricades Forcing Suspension of Brooklyn Program
Another day, another easily avoidable setback for the city's open streets program.
April 13, 2021
Drivers Kill Two in Separate Crashes: Police
Two people — one a Manhattan senior who was a longtime fixture at the New York Public Library, and the other a Brooklyn man who cops say was homeless — were killed in separate crashes, police said on Friday.
April 9, 2021
Man Kills a Senior in Brighton Beach But is Not Charged (Of Course, Because He Used a Car)
A 97-year-old Brighton Beach man was run down and killed by a reckless Cadillac driver as he was trying to park his massive assault car on a busy street on Wednesday, police said.
April 8, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: 20,000th Citi Bike Edition
The "blue wave" — that is, Citi Bike — reaches the farthest north neighborhood in Manhattan. Plus all the other news.
April 8, 2021
