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Friday’s Headlines: The Legacy of Vision Zero Edition
The mayor gleefully crushed illegal dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles in Staten Island yesterday — after discussing the legacy of Vision Zero. Plus all the other news.
September 17, 2021
Who Failed Baby Apolline? Literally Everyone in Multiple Agencies in All Three Branches of Government
Failure has many fathers.
September 14, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Welcome Back Edition
Public school kids return to in-person school today, but COVID is only one of their fears. The real fright is just getting to the classroom at all. Plus other news.
September 13, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: Save the Children (But Not Just For One Week!) Edition
"Expanded traffic enforcement, with a special focus on violations that endanger child pedestrians" will begin next week. Plus all the other news.
September 9, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: Total Washout Edition
Rain basically scuttled all our plans for hitting the streets yesterday afternoon into today, but we'll be back later with some shoe-leather reporting and saddle sores. Until then, here's the news from yesterday:
September 2, 2021
REST IN PEACE, SARAH: Dangerous Williamsburg Intersection Gets Overdue Fix
It's a safety fix that one victim's family says should have come sooner.
September 2, 2021
CYCLE OF RAGE: Supposedly Progressive Assembly Member in Queens Wants More Cars in Her District
She's proud ... of making climate change worse.
August 31, 2021
Analysis: Fed Support for Transit Would Increase Equity
Under funding public transportation causes low-quality service and low ridership. It also forces people with low incomes to buy cars and encourages increased carbon emissions. Additional federal transit operations support could improve mobility access for communities nationwide.
August 29, 2021
Will New Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path Also Reform a Notorious Placard Zone?
The protected bike lane on the roadbed of the Brooklyn Bridge is about to open, but the real news is what the Department of Transportation is doing just north of the bridge's Manhattan end — where a redesign of Foley Square has the potential to clean up one of the most notorious placard abuse zones in the city.
August 27, 2021
