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Nolan Hicks is back with another barn burner: After last week’s ICE raid on Canal Street devolved into violence, Hicks wondered, “Where was the NYPD to get between the protesters and the federal agents beating them up? And where was the NYPD to make sure protesters didn’t harm anyone?”
From there, we learned that it’s not so simple: We want the right to protest in public — indeed, it’s promised in the First Amendment. But who will defend that right? It turns out, the NYPD has very little maneuverability to prevent President Trump’s federal troops from beating up protesters.
As a result, our streets may indeed remain chaotic and violent if the president’s threats to send more troops comes to pass.
Read Hicks’s story … and stay tuned.
There’s a lot of other news in our email blast today, so get to it.
“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 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 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.
