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It’s Day 7 of the Mamdani administration and the new mayor has yet to disappoint the livable streets movement. But storm clouds are on the horizon: Kevin Duggan writes today about how the mayor has said he does not support his NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s criminal crackdown on cyclists … but he also hasn’t told her to stop.
We’re not panicking, but we have to admit that we have our finger on the red reset button of our Mamdani-O-Meter, which still shows a favorable count for the rookie mayor:
Even God rested on the seventh day, so let’s see if His earthly counterpart does.
Two decades after a major rezoning, the city should continue to emphasize pedestrians, cyclists and bus riders in Downtown Brooklyn in order to make the best possible version of the neighborhood as a residential and job center.
Treating the arrival of United Nations diplomats to our world-class city as a burden rather than asset shows the dearth of quality public space in New York — and shows we are not the envy of the world.