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Cyclist Killed In Crash With A Dog In Central Park
By Gersh Kuntzman
The 71-year-old bicyclist was riding on the East Drive near 84th Street at around 8:20 a.m. when he “collided with a dog that ran onto the roadway.”
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Gov. Hochul’s West Side Highway Safety Plan Is 12 Months Late (And Counting)
By Austin C. Jefferson
The Hochul administration is slow-walking safety on the West Side Highway as more and more people suffer injuries or worse on the corridor.
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Brooklyn’s Jay Street Busway Is Getting Spiffy New Boarding Platforms
By Dave Colon
Mayor Mamdani is giving the Jay Street busway a new life by adding a pair of bus boarding islands to a chaotic area of the bus-first thoroughfare where cyclists, pedestrians and buses all compete for space.
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Talking Headways Podcast: Architecture’s Role in Population Decline
By Jeff Wood
Good design is great, but if you can’t afford it, you can’t have babies. A very special edition of the podcast with the always provocative Blaine Brownell.
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Monday’s Headlines: Chambers Street Edition
By David Meyer
Manhattan Council Member Chris Marte and Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal want Mayor Mamdani to put a bike lane on Chambers Street. Plus the news.
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Inwood Insiders Want to Dissolve a Car-Free Plaza They Previously Championed
By Kevin Duggan
Well-connected Upper Manhattanites have soured on Quisqueya Plaza.
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NYC-DSA Wants to Make Buses Fast and Free — And It’s Organizing Riders
By Austin C. Jefferson
Streetsblog sat down with Dheraj Ganjikunta and Alex Morano to talk about the group’s new transit organizing effort, bus lanes, MTA funding and the fight for fare-free service.
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Friday Video: Why America Hates Bikes (And How to Make It Love Them)
By Streetsblog
Two of our favorite YouTubers teamed up for a great explainer on the history of anti-bike bias in the United States.
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Friday’s Headlines: Oracle of Freight Edition
By Gersh Kuntzman
I rode the first refrigerated e-cargo quad. Plus other news.
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‘Truck Flyover’: Mamdani’s BQE Bypass Will Pass Over Brooklyn Bridge
By Kevin Duggan
Mayor Mamdani plans to run a temporary highway bypass over part of the Brooklyn Bridge for at least a decade as the city rebuilds the BQE.
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Thursday’s Headlines: Legislative Farce Edition
By David Meyer
The City Council held a “comprehensive legislative review” on e-bikes, but its legislation may not be worth the paper it’s printed on. Plus the news.
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NYPD’s Tisch Skips City Council E-Bike Hearing Despite Focus on Enforcement
By Sophia Lebowitz
The marathon hearing about e-bikes was light on details after the Council tried to cram 21 bills and two resolutions into the agenda.
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MTA Boss Warns GOP Bill Will Blow A Hole In Transit Budget
By Dave Colon
“We are getting the word out … that there are real problems for the MTA if this bill becomes permanent,” MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber told reporters.
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Amazon Delivery Drivers Routinely Speed, Block Bus And Bike Lanes
By Dave Colon
Amazon delivery drivers have violated traffic laws for years, with little accountability.
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Wednesday’s Headlines: Super Bowl Wednesday Edition
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It’s Super Bowl Wednesday — the City Council’s big e-bike hearing. Plus the headlines.
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