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Report: A Calmer 34th Avenue Open Street Starts on Northern Boulevard

Supporters the 34th Avenue open street hope design changes can help calm the strip and redirect faster riders to a safer Northern Boulevard.

June 17, 2025

Car Harms Monday: Cars Make Us More Lonely

The specter of road violence keeps people from interacting. And you can blame cars for that.

June 9, 2025

Car Harms Monday: ‘Gridlock Sam’ Says We Have Lost Our Lives to the Automobile

Take it from the former head of the city's Department of Traffic: If we restore valuable public space to the people, the result will be a healthier, happier, and more humane city.

June 2, 2025

Car Harms Monday: Machines Took Over Cities and Left Humans in the Dust

There isn't enough physical space for every single household to store its fleet of personal vehicles in front of the home, nor is there space for everyone to drive at the same time. So let's fix that.

May 19, 2025

Open Streets Are Shrinking Thanks to ‘Lukewarm’ City Support: Lander

Another silver lining from the pandemic retreated under Mayor Adams.

April 27, 2025

Friday Video: Check Out Lorde On a Bike!

The Kiwi singer is on the top of the charts — and in our bike-riding hearts.

April 25, 2025

RELAX: A New City Rule for Private Seating in Public Space Is More of the Same

A proposed new rule governing how much space restaurants can occupy on open streets is hardly controversial, John Surico writes.

April 25, 2025

On Saturday, The Place to Make a New Friend Was The Staten Island Ferry

A guerilla-style comedy zine launch party that promised to be “weird and fun” created community on the water. 

October 29, 2024