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OH, RATS! Experts Say Outdoor Dining is Not to Blame for the City’s Rodent Problem
Critics of outdoor dining need to stop rat-cheting up the rhetoric on dining areas, experts say.
August 8, 2022
Mayor Defends Busway Cuts, Citing ‘Community Concerns’ — Despite Improvements for Riders
Mayor Adams said he listened to the "community" when he decided to reduce the hours of two busways — but the community he's citing clearly aren't the bus riders whose lives he promised to improve just two months ago.
August 2, 2022
FERRY INTERESTING: Mayor Adams Raises Base Fare on City’s Boats
The city will raise the base fare on the NYC Ferry system by nearly 50 percent, but in doing so, Adams said he would shore up the service and make it more equitable with reduced fares for low-income residents.
July 14, 2022
UNMASKED: NYPD Van Driver Pulled Over for Obscured License Plate
Mayor Adams’s crackdown on illegal plates has already been unmasked (literally).
July 6, 2022
Mayor Adams on Dangerous School Streets: ‘We Need to Do More’
Adams was short on specifics about what he thinks the city should do to better protect children outside schools, but he said he was open to ideas.
June 15, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Survey Says!’ Edition
The big news yesterday was no news at all — thanks to some pollsters who don't care about the most important issues in town. So click to read that ... plus the rest of the real news.
June 8, 2022
Urban Design Forum Envisions Street-Based ‘Platform’ for a ‘Thriving City’
The group's new report, "Streets Ahead," articulates goals that won't be controversial for Streetsblog readers, but may sound new to New Yorkers who think of streets only as repositories for free car storage.
May 18, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: The Ghosts of Mayors Past Edition
Mayor Adams said the other day that Gracie Mansion is haunted. Plus all the other real news from yesterday.
May 12, 2022
OPINION: NYPD Officers Must Live in the City They Serve Rather Than Being an ‘Occupying Force’
State Sen. Kevin Parker makes the case for enacting a residency requirement for cops.
May 6, 2022
City Launches a New Vision Zero Billboard Campaign — With Little Proof that Such Things Work
The mayor decides to spend $4 million on public education — money that one activist called "a waste" and whose utility the Department of Transportation could not provide.
May 3, 2022
