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Thursday’s Headlines: Just Sell the Car Edition
Well, we told you it would be a busy day, with a big bill passing at City Hall as a big motor scooper expansion, and it was, even with the TLC “dialogue” ride canceled by rain and the Vision Zero trial postponed by a judge’s unannounced illness. So let’s just get to the news.
May 30, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: A Very Full Day Ahead Edition
It's going to be a busy day, what with a court hearing on Mayor de Blasio's Morris Park Avenue safety redesign at 9:30, an announcement by Revel scooters at 11 a.m., a press conference on Antonio Reynoso's private carting reform bill, then the passage of the Vision Zero Design Standards bill by the Council, despite Mayor de Blasio's opposition, and then we'll end the day with a Taxi and Limousine Commission "dialogue ride" between cyclists and cabbies. Start with the news.
May 29, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: Back to the Grind Edition
It was a great weekend for some, but not for our ailing editor. Click the headline above and get all the news you missed.
May 28, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: It’s a Great City … When All the Cars Leave Edition
Sure, we're taking another day off, but that doesn't mean we can't give you a good news digest to chew on today. Click the headline above for our main story and all the other media coverage over the weekend.
May 27, 2019
Friday’s Headlines: Smile for the Speed Cameras Edition
Our editor offers a stirring tribute to departing reporter David Meyer — plus the rest of the day's headlines.
May 24, 2019
Thursday’s Headlines: Take Us Out to the Ballgame Edition
There’s a day game in Queens today. So before heading out on the 7, why not enjoy today’s headlines.
May 23, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: Tuesday Bloody Tuesday Edition
You know the drill: Click the headline above for our full news digest. Have a great Wednesday.
May 22, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: Horse Long Gone, De Blasio Locks the Barn Edition
Wow, Mayor de Blasio says he'll get to the bottom of the taxi medallion mortgage crisis, which has been going on for years, but got into the mayor's press packet because of Brian Rosenthal's great series in the Times. Click on the headline above for more snark, we mean, news coverage!
May 21, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: No Wonder Cabbies are Going Bankrupt Edition
The taxi industry is a Ponzi scheme, the New York Times reported in a massive, two-part Brian Rosenthal investigation on Sunday. Click the headline above for links to that story, and so many more, in today's news digest!
May 20, 2019
Op-ed: DOT Rebuffs Community on Riverside Park Rotunda Traffic Safety
Last October, the Department of Transportation presented to Community Board 7 a $150- to 200-million plan to renovate the Rotunda at West 79th Street in Riverside Park. The Rotunda is topped by a traffic circle that cyclists use to get to the Hudson River Greenway, the busiest bike route in the country.
May 17, 2019