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A company whose monicker suggests massive size threw its weight around on Thursday with threats and money.
As Sophia Lebowitz reports today, Amazon is giving generously to local Chambers of Commerce, who then funnel money to an Astroturf group, New York Delivers, to oppose a sensible City Council bill to rein in some delivery industry excesses.
And for the first time, the Mamdani administration came out in support of the legislation.
In other news, a Tribeca pedestrian plaza may get widened, much to the delight of area walkers.
And there’s also today’s headlines. Enjoy the weekend.
Here’s how two adjoining neighborhoods — Sunset Park and Bay Ridge — ended up looking so different on the Department of Transportation’s new truck map.
The small expansion of e-car charging stations is a small down payment on the city’s larger plan to permanently allocate more public space for the automobile.
The administration offers a 104-page vision statement that’s a bit hazy on the specifics.
Here’s how two adjoining neighborhoods — Sunset Park and Bay Ridge — ended up looking so different on the Department of Transportation’s new truck map.
The small expansion of e-car charging stations is a small down payment on the city’s larger plan to permanently allocate more public space for the automobile.
Paul Vogel, a prolific advocate for livable streets who posted under the handle @D00RZ0NE, has died. Plus more news.
Amazon is constantly touting its e-quad deliveries — but now the company is threatening to pull its bikes off the streets if it can’t get its way.
The NYPD’s reasons for shielding the records were nonsensical, one attorney said.
In kicking its redesign of “Canal Street East” to 2027, Mamdani’s DOT chose political ease over safety. Plus the news.
Pedestrianizing FiDi, or making it a “Low-Traffic Neighborhood,” would be a model for the world, says the area’s Council member.
