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Opinion: Daylighting Isn’t Anti-Driver — It’s Pro-Common Sense

Listen to a Republican: "The Department of Transportation's negative report on daylighting is like judging the effectiveness of lifeboats on the Titanic by studying the ones that never left the ship."

Frank Morano

November 14, 2025

Opinion: Daylighting Isn’t Anti-Driver — It’s Pro-Common Sense

e-bikes

How Cheap Technology Could Fix New York’s E-Bike Enforcement Mess

Internet-connected technology could eliminate commercial e-bike crashes and battery fires.

Mike Peregudov

November 11, 2025

Op/Ed

The Bronx Needs a Mayor Who Will Reimagine the Entire Expressway Corridor

The question for the incoming mayor is simple: Will you stand with the Bronx as we fix an historic wrong?

Nilka Martell

November 4, 2025

Parking Permits

Opinion: Daylighting Corners Would Add Safety While Tackling New York’s Placard Elite

If he's elected, Democratic Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani must confront this city's current socialist aberration: Free parking.

Nicole Gelinas

October 14, 2025

NYCEDC

Pro: Why I Voted ‘Yes’ on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan

A lot of critics of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan are complaining about the proposal without actually examining its details. After the Task Force approved the Vision Plan with a vote of 17 to 8, a two-thirds majority as required by the Task Force’s rules, I want to explain, on behalf of Brooklyn Community Board 6, why I voted yes.

Mike Racioppo

September 29, 2025

NYCEDC

Con: Why I Voted ‘No’ on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Vision Plan

Mayor Adams’s plan for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal will move forward, after last Monday’s last-minute Task Force vote (17 in support, eight opposed). I voted against the plan.