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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
Friday’s Headlines: A New Era for Streetsblog Edition
Mayor de Blasio did the thing. And everyone reacted. But here at Streetsblog, we were rocked by two personal — make that personnel — announcements. Click the headline above to find out more — and get your full news digest!
May 17, 2019
Congratulations, Mayor de Blasio — Now, Resign!
We are concerned that vital work, even on the mayor's once-cherished initiatives such as Vision Zero, will simply be shelved.
May 16, 2019
Thursday’s Headlines: De Blasio for President Edition
Mayor de Blasio is poised to announce his presidential bid this morning on "Good Morning America" today, so start your day off right by first devouring our news digest. Click on the headline above for all the action.
May 16, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: It’s Just Weather Edition
Want to keep complaining about the weather? How about you watch three minutes of Dutch people cycling — complaint free — in the rain. Click the headline above for that ... and all the news of the day.
May 15, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: What He Should Have Said Edition
We told you so — we told you that Mayor de Blasio would drive to his Green New Deal press conference at Trump Tower. We wish he hadn't. But then, we also wish he'd put some city money into Citi Bike or build protected bike lanes in Bay Ridge, but he won't do that, either. Click the headline above for the rest of the day's news.
May 14, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: Don’t Drive To Your Green New Deal Rally, Mr. Mayor
You remember the drill: Click the headline above to access our full news digest of everything you missed over the weekend when you were biking up to the suburbs to see your mom. And you'll find out about Mayor de Blasio's schedule and that weird Bentley tank in the photo left.
May 13, 2019
Friday’s Headlines: This is What Drivers Think of Cyclists Edition
Enjoy the weekend. Click on the headline for your news digest.
May 10, 2019
