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UPDATED: Parks Dept. Halts Greenway Repair to Mull Creating Safe Detour for Cyclists
Parks was set to start a four-month closure of the greenway last Monday ... until Streetsblog started covering it, that is.
June 13, 2022
Streetsblog Gets Action: Manhattan Community Board Retreats on Gag Rule
Manhattan's Community Board 7 has abandoned its bid to muzzle members with ties to a prominent street-safety organization, a move undertaken after Streetsblog exposed the effort to change the panel's bylaws.
June 13, 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
Thursday’s Headlines: Heart Monitor Edition
A Council Member acts on noise after our blockbuster story. Plus all the other news from the day.
May 5, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Streetsblog Gets Action Edition
We finally got the NYPD to remove a long-abandoned neighborhood eyesore in Flatbush. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
April 29, 2022
Clearing the Air: After Outcry, DEP Denies Polluters the Free Pass they Sought
"Unreasonable hardship has not been adequately shown," the agency told three would-be polluters.
March 11, 2022
Brannan Shelves Bill That Would Forbid Charging SUV Owners More to Park
The Brooklyn Council Member withdrew his controversial bill that would have barred parking garages from charging SUV owners a fair price to park their big, heavy cages.
February 15, 2022
City Hall Condemns Death Threats to 311 User Who Filed Illegal Parking Complaint to NYPD
The statement followed a Streetsblog story Wednesday about the series of threatening phone calls a Park Slope resident received after he filed a 311 complaint to the NYPD about a truck parked illegally in a bus stop.
February 10, 2022
Death Threats Follow Brooklyn Man’s Illegal Parking Complaints to 311 and the NYPD
The calls were by far the most extreme of any documented by Streetsblog in its investigation of 311.
February 9, 2022
Streetsblog Gets Action: That Derelict Car in Harlem Has Finally Been Removed
Going ... going ... gone.
January 18, 2022
