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Friday’s Headlines: Adams Sheds No Tears Edition
When it comes to outdoor dining, the mayor struts loudly and swings a big truncheon. Plus other news.
August 19, 2022
OPINION: We Need a River-to-River Crosstown Bike Network in Manhattan
A Chinese proverb goes: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now." The same goes for replacing car infrastructure with bike infrastructure.
August 17, 2022
Four More Perps Sought in Hit-and-Run Rampages
Cops are now looking for four hit-and-run perps who killed one pedestrian and injured five people, including one walker injured in a rare bike-on-ped incident.
August 15, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Big, Fat Softball Edition
The mayor tests speed-restriction technology on city fleet cars — but not his own. Plus, other news.
August 12, 2022
City Blames Baby Apolline’s Parents for Her Death Because Risks of Being a Pedestrian are ‘Obvious’
They should have known how dangerous New York City streets are!
August 9, 2022
In Her Own Words: Mom of Cyclist Fatally Struck on Upper East Side Demands Safe, Crosstown Lanes
Standing a block from where her only daughter died, Janice Mott made a gripping speech directed at city officials, but also a touching speech that expressed the ultimate grief over losing a child to road violence.
August 8, 2022
Bronx Pol Loses Fight Against Street Safety as DOT Moves Ahead on Riverdale Ave.
The Department of Transportation has dismissed complaints of a Bronx Council member and will move ahead with its life-saving plan to narrow Riverdale Avenue from a four-lane speedway into a slower residential street
August 4, 2022
Two Pedestrians are Killed on an Inwood Sidewalk After Multi-Car Crash
Two pedestrians were killed early on Wednesday after two cars collided on a notoriously dangerous upper Manhattan street and one jumped the curb, police said.
August 3, 2022
Suraj Patel: Feds Can Do Better on Transit, Bike Lanes and Road Violence (So Where are Nadler and Maloney?)
After a woman on a bike is killed on the Upper East Side, a congressional candidate speaks out against Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler for ignoring active transportation.
August 2, 2022
SEE IT: Truck Driver Kills a Woman on a Bike on the Upper East Side
A truck driver struck and killed a Citi Bike rider on the Upper East Side on Tuesday, with the cops putting out a preliminary report that blamed the victim.
July 27, 2022
