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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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“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 Queensboro Bridge crash.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 Queensboro Bridge crash.
In Jersey City, Mayor James Solomon will install 100 quick-build safety measures, giving a new meaning to the term, “Safety first.”
Mayor Mamdani’s budget baselines $6.4 million per year through 2030 for Open Streets.
A great day for a long-suffering city (though a bad day for some buses). Plus other news.
A celebration with a history rooted in pushing back on police abuse won’t be subject to it this year.
The city is moving full speed ahead on truck routes as safety redesigns remain a distant dream.
Transit riders deserve better than the subpar shuttle bus service the MTA provides to fill the gap during recurring G train disruptions.
It is difficult to go to a sportball game in the United States compared to Europe, so let City Nerd Ray Delahanty explain it all to you.
Should students, kids and seniors get Citi Bike discounts? Plus other news.
