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Check, Please: Restaurants Caught Stealing Bike Lanes for Service Areas
It's not just cops in bike lanes that cyclists near to fear — now it's carbs in bike lanes.
June 28, 2020
UPDATED: Brooklyn Man Killed in Early Morning Hit-and-Run
A Brooklyn man was run down and killed by the driver of a massive Jeep early Tuesday morning, and the driver and his passenger ran away from the crash scene leaving their victim to die, cops said.
June 23, 2020
Carpocalypse Now … And Forever?! Mayor de Blasio Cheers Phase 2 Traffic Jams
Phase 2 re-opening bringing city back to the "normal" of pollution, traffic and death.
June 22, 2020
Report: City Must Get NYPD Out of Street Enforcement — For Everyone’s Safety
“It has become abundantly clear that the NYPD’s approach to traffic safety is not working, especially for New Yorkers of color,” said Transportation Alternatives Deputy Director Marco Conner DiAquoi.
June 19, 2020
It’s Official: NYPD Just Stole Streets by Station Houses
Trottenberg cops to the fact that security agency stole the public right of way — but neither she nor the mayor offer any remedy.
June 18, 2020
BUSTED! ‘Eyewitness News’ Driver Breaks Law in ABC7-TV Truck
My nuisance-neighbor newsman uses company billboard to block hydrant, pollute air in the Bronx. So what does corporate say?
June 15, 2020
StreetsPAC Endorses Six Challengers in June 23 Primary
Sets sights on unseating Savino, DenDekker, Nolan, Lentol, Ortiz and Arroyo in local races.
June 12, 2020
Queens Pols: Make 34th Avenue Permanently Car-Free
Council Member Daniel Dromm and State Senator Jessica Ramos want the city to keep the open street off-limits to cars, even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
June 11, 2020
Decision 2020: Who Should Represent the South Bronx in Congress?
Streetsblog asked the leading contenders to weigh in on the Bronx's pressing transportation issues. Here is what they said.
June 9, 2020
White Privilege on the Upper West Side: Board Condemns Police Brutality — Then Calls for More Cops!
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.
June 4, 2020
