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Monday’s Headlines: Car Culture at the New Yorker Edition
We usually savage the New York Times in these pages for its slavish devotion to the car but today, we'll savage the New Yorker. Plus other news.
July 11, 2022
PEACHES AND CREAM: Inside the City’s Berry Street ‘Bike Boulevard’ Plan
Last month, the city unveiled a plan to convert the existing Berry Street “open street” into a true “bike boulevard,'' but what does that mean? Let Streetsblog guide you…
July 11, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: It’s So Slow We’re Counting Tourists Edition
Tourism is back. Plus other news from a quiet day.
July 7, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Go Fourth and Skip Today’s Headlines Edition
We'll be back tomorrow with a full slate of news that we ripped off from everyone else.
July 4, 2022
Brooklyn Pol Tears Up Describing Brutal Treatment at Hands (and Bikes) of Cops
Police justified cops’ excessive use of force against a Brooklyn state pol during a protest after the murder of George Floyd two years ago. But state Sen. Zellnor Myrie testified that the officer in question used excessive force.
June 30, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: Primary School Edition
Election Day came and went and everything was pretty predictable: Gov. Hochul, a Democrat, and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Long Island) won their respective primaries. And there were few upsets in the Assembly, as the Times reported. So let's get to the important news from yesterday:
June 29, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: Crushing Defeat Edition
Everyone fell for the mayor's photo op yesterday, but we still asked the tough questions. Plus other news.
June 22, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Juneteenth Edition
The staff of Streetsblog is off today to mark the Juneteenth national holiday. But if you're enjoying the holiday and want something to read, here's what happened over the weekend.
June 20, 2022
Op-Ed: Why Decarceration Must Be a Part of Transportation Reform
Transit agencies can move from a policing model that seeks to detain, arrest, and imprison people to a system that carefully considers accessibility, affordability, mental health, public health, reentry, safety, and healing. Here's how.
June 16, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: The NY Times Needs a New Framing Store
This weekend provided more evidence of how editors and producers at the Times consistently misplay important livable streets news. Plus, all the other stories from the weekend.
June 13, 2022
