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State Pol: Let’s Legalize Drinking in Public
"The illegality of public drinking is stupid," Assembly Member Robert Carroll says.
June 29, 2020
Will Micromobility Firms Turn Riders Into Street Safety Advocates?
Will "Lime Action" succeed in the noble goal of supporting an advocate-set agenda for our mobility future? What is that agenda? Time will tell.
June 29, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Just the Facts, Ma’am Edition
No song and dance is today. Just all the coverage from the weekend — one click away.
June 29, 2020
Thursday’s Headlines: See You in the ER Edition
A cat got the better of our grizzled editor — who got into a crash that sent him to the hospital.
June 18, 2020
Study: Driverless Cars are Bad at Detecting Dark Skin
Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.
June 17, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines: Erasing the Thin Blue Line Edition
It only took six-plus years, but Mayor de Blasio finally declared war on the police unions. Plus all the other news.
June 17, 2020
Seven Black Cyclists On What Protest Rides Mean To Them
The cycling community has so far hosted two massive solidarity rides with Black Lives Matter. We talked to participants about their struggles.
June 12, 2020
Killed Cyclist Was a Delivery Worker Who Sent Money Back Home to His Mother in Mexico
Relatives of delivery cyclist Ivan Morales are so desperate to raise money to bury the Mexican-born worker that they have been passing the hat at the crash site.
June 12, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines: Phase 1 is Underway Edition
Streetsblog's team of hard-bitten reporters pounded the pedals in search of the expected carmageddon, but found only slight increases in traffic. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
June 9, 2020
SEE IT! Police Beat Up Cyclist During Black Lives Matter Protest
Why did cops tackle and pummel cyclist Pierce McCaffrey? Apparently, he was cycling too slowly for their taste. And it's all on videotape.
June 8, 2020
