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Last year, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg rode Citi Bikes to herald a coming expansion. Well, planning is finally underway. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Wednesday’s Headlines: Never Satisfied Edition

By Streetsblog | Jul 17, 2019 | 14 Comments

The Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that Citi Bike would expand deeper into Queens and Brooklyn, fill out all of Manhattan, and finally get to about half of the Bronx ... by 2023. No, we're not satisfied. So click the headline above for that story and the rest of our news digest.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg showed off the new 2023 map for Citi Bike on Tuesday in the Bronx. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

BREAKING: Citi Bike Expansion Revealed — And It’s a Slow Rollout

By Gersh Kuntzman and Dave Colon | Jul 15, 2019 | 34 Comments

Some neighborhoods won't get Citi Bike until 2023 — and some won't get it at all (sorry, Bay Ridge).

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on a Citi Bike. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Here’s One Way to Fix Citi Bike So It Doesn’t Only Serve Rich People Who Already Live Near Subways

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 10, 2019 | 26 Comments

Citi Bike serves mostly rich white people. All you need to do is look at the coverage map to see that. So where should it expand next to change that dynamic?

Cops don't care — and the roads are poorly designed, says a former mayoral aide.

CYCLE OF RAGE: In Defense of Fast-Fingered Former Mayoral Aide Eric Phillips

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 10, 2019 | 10 Comments

Former mayoral aide Eric Phillips made a gaffe on Tuesday night — but in doing so revealed the essential truth that the de Blasio administration doesn't care about really fixing the problem of road fatalities.

This doesn't happen very much, but now it won't happen between 1 and 5 a.m.

Op-Ed: The ‘Customer’ Is Always Right — Except When Being Called ‘Customer’

By Eric Schewe | Jun 18, 2019 | 11 Comments

Criticizing this language may seem nitpicky. But the words symbolize the political tensions at the MTA and in the city and state at large — what gets built, who pays for it and, at the end of the day, who is it all for anyway?

Shared Motor Scooter Company Revel to Expand Into Brooklyn and Queens

By Julianne Cuba | May 29, 2019 | 54 Comments

They're not mopeds, but Revel's electric mini-motorcycles are expanding their footprint.

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