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CYCLE OF RAGE: Why Does the Parks Dept. Let Drivers Defile Black History?
New York City would never allow people to park on top of its Holocaust memorial. And it would never let people drive on a major civil rights monument. Nor would it let people spew pollution at a national cemetery. Except that it would.
March 24, 2023
DOT Shows Off Ways to ‘Reconnect’ Communities Harmed by BQE, But Questions Remain
On Tuesday night, the Adams administration offered a glimpse of some changes it hopes to make along the BQE corridor.
March 21, 2023
Analysis: City Ignored BQE Panel Recs To Ease Local Traffic From Two-Lane Conversion
The city has failed to adopt key recommendations by its own appointed experts to curb congestion near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway after officials reduced the highway from six to four lanes — and the Adams administration may be now using that same congestion as a justification for building a wider highway.
March 20, 2023
Delay Ahead: Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Now Put Off Til ‘Early 2024’
The Department of Transportation quietly revealed at a Council hearing this week that it has once again pushed back the timeline on transforming the south outer road of the Queensboro Bridge into exclusive space for pedestrians — with the lane now slated to open in 2024.
March 17, 2023
Oonee’s Next Goal? Make Secure Bike Parking As Common As Bus Shelters
It's one bike parking unit, one giant leap for bike parking.
March 15, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: LeBron James Edition
Mayor Adams announced some seriously good news in Midtown on Sunday ... with the "LeBron James of public space." Plus other news.
March 13, 2023
Eyes on the Street: Church Street’s Amazing (And Unwitting) Bike Lane
Unprotected lanes suck. But the bike lane on Church Street has become one of the best in New York.
March 9, 2023
THE POWER BROKERS: Brooklyn Machine Fights Smaller BQE at Closed-Door City Hall Meeting
The Brooklyn Democratic machine wants a "superhighway in perpetuity," said one supporter of narrowing the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
March 4, 2023
City May Build A Temporary Highway Through Brooklyn Heights After All
Hey 2023, 2018 called and it wants its temporary highway back.
March 1, 2023
EXCLU: George Washington Bridge Northern Path Reopens With Wider Entrance
The long-shuttered pedestrian and bike path on the north side of the George Washington Bridge has reopened with brand new entrances on both ends of the 92-year-old span connecting upper Manhattan and New Jersey.
February 14, 2023
