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Friday’s Headlines: A Little Sick Today Edition
We're feeling a little sick, so let's get right to the news:
November 15, 2019
Kill a Woman With a Gun? Twenty Years to Life. Kill a Woman With a Car? A $750 Fine.
As a politician, Manhattan DA Cy Vance has put forward a great bill to hold drivers accountable. As a prosecutor, he has failed to do so consistently. A new case makes that crystal clear.
November 14, 2019
Amtrak Edging Towards Profitability Thanks to Northeast Corridor Improvements
And the railroad company has big plans for 2020: more-focused service across the country.
November 11, 2019
Friday’s Headlines: Thanks for the Support Edition
All the party pictures — plus our publisher's birthday. And all the other headlines!
November 8, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: See You on Thursday Edition?
We'd love to see you at our gala fundraiser — and, more important, we'd love to collect your donations to help us keep waging the fight for a better city!
November 6, 2019
Last Chance to Join Us at our Annual FUNdraiser!
Please join us Thursday and raise a glass to another great year — a year when we'll continue to speak for the interests of all people who value safety, livability, equity and progressive planning.
November 4, 2019
Trucker With Suspended License Killed a Cyclist — And Got Only Another Suspended License
The father of the slain cyclist, 45-year-old Aaron Padwee, called it “a joke,” that will clearly do nothing to keep driver Agustin Osorio-Torres off the road.
October 28, 2019
All Hail! Federal Workers Using Uber Way Too Much
Government workers are turning to Uber and Lyft on business trips, with a 922-percent increase in spending last year, newly released records from the General Services Administratiaon show. At the same time, workers are using less transit.
October 28, 2019
Schumer Pushes Electric Cars — Here’s Why He’s Wrong
Message to the senior senator from New York: Electric cars are still cars — and they still suck.
October 25, 2019
Report: Drivers Get More Protection — The Rest of Us Get Slaughtered
Fatal car crashes are down for the second straight year across the nation — but the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed by motorists are up again, further evidence that cars are getting safer only for people inside the vehicle.
October 22, 2019
