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Today is going to be a busy day in town: There’s a huge horse carriage hearing at City Hall that is likely to be about a lot more than horses.
Plus, in our lead story, Dave Colon makes the strong argument that congestion pricing has yielded a space dividend on the Queensboro Bridge, meaning another lane can be repurposed for cyclists.
And after today’s headlines, make sure you don’t miss yesterday’s mid-day story about the Mamdani administration’s delay in fixing the most-dangerous part of Canal Street. We hope this is only temporary!
If Summer Streets’ new security measures are here to stay, the city should replace NYPD vehicles with physical barriers, cut police staffing costs and use the investment to make the event last all weekend.