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Rabbi Moshe Indig of the Ahronim sect of Satmar Hasidim — many of whose members hate the bike lane on Bedford Avenue — endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor yesterday. This set off speculation (well, inside our newsroom) that maybe there was a bike pro quo in the works.
Fortunately, we did some digging (well, we got Indig on the phone) and apparently, the bike lane was not brought up in the endorsement discussions. Whew.
In any event, it leads the headlines today.
Also, don’t miss another Mamdani story so hot that we posted it over the weekend: Kevin Duggan found out that Mamdani’s pick for police commissioner — current top cop Jessica Tisch — is still cracking down on cyclists.
And the election is tomorrow! Click here to find your polling place. Please vote.
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Representatives of more than one-quarter of the city are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as “Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the mayor to reduce car speeds to 20 mph.
Citi Bike’s private operator Lyft has amassed considerable leverage over the city, experts warned.
Representatives of more than one-quarter of the city are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as “Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the mayor to reduce car speeds to 20 mph.
Wednesday marked another important day in the quest to open up New York’s waterways to more freight delivery. Plus the news.
DOT and the MTA are finally getting ready to expand automatic enforcement to ding drivers who block bike lanes.
Video shows Con Ed workers illegally parking, illegally idling and illegally defacing their license plate — and NYPD letting them off the hook.
One school on Clarkson Streets has safe, easy-to-use gates. Plus other news.
Video obtained by Streetsblog shows the traumatic moment of impact.
All trucks should have side guards! Yet the city only mandates some trucks get the life-saving, easy-to-install barriers.
DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues are getting makeovers that will give bus and bike riders their fair share of the road.
Another Central Park tragedy. Plus more news.
