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On Thursday, J.K. Trotter broke the bombshell story of a Staten Island cop who has 547 camera-issued tickets for reckless driving, mostly in school zones. Later that day, Trotter tried to get Mayor Mamdani, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and every single elected official on Staten Island to comment: None would.
Meanwhile, the public outrage over the story grew all day long. Read both of Trotter’s stories below. And have a great weekend (but if you’re on Staten Island, look out for a 4,800-pound white RAM pickup truck being driven by James Giovansanti!)
People have lots of opinions about what should happen to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, but the only opinion that will end up mattering is the one belonging to the Transportation commissioner. So here it is.
The Mamdani administration will extend the Livingston Street busway west of its current terminal at Smith Street, freeing an existing bus lane from a morass of placard abuse.