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We know our readers are already front line troops in the so-called “war on cars,” but join us as we present an except from Doug Gordon, Sarah Goodyear and Aaron Naparstek’s new book, “Life After Cars.”
In addition, check out today’s headlines. And also don’t miss Dave Colon’s story about Gov. Hochul’s decision to stop wasting hundreds of millions of dollars on yet another highway expansion.
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.
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.
More Astroturf: Top politicos are on board with Waymo’s pitch.
It’s a four-way clusterfuck because … cars.
Mayor Mamdani set met with Paris’s new mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire. Plus other news.
One teenager on a bike was killed, and another injured, by a truck driver making a right turn at a busy intersection in the East Village, cops said.
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.
Not every concrete bike lane project should require tearing up the street, Mamdani DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn said.
