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We all know that corporations and special interests throw their weight around, but the battle over Gov. Hochul’s attempt to lower auto insurance rates by making it harder for victims of road violence to get proper compensation is being propped up with $8 million in Uber cash — spent so far this year on media campaigns specific to this issue.
Yes, the trial lawyers have owned Albany for a long time, but they’ve only spent five figures so far this year — across the board, not just on insurance.
It’s asymmetrical warfare — and, of course, Pulitzer 2027 nominee Kevin Duggan is on the case. Read his story below for more.
Senior FDNY officials are throwing their weight around to kill a proposed protected bike lane in the Bronx, in defiance of DOT and Mayor Mamdani’s agenda.
New from Third Place News: the hope that someday, the ceremonial arch will be part of Prospect Park — a true third place for open-space-craving Brooklynites.
The new bike paths on Boogie Down’s iconic thoroughfare will feature a standard curb mid-block, but still allow illegal parking via sloped curbs at the beginning and ends of a block.
Officer James Giovansanti can’t drive an NYPD squad car — at least for now.
Senior FDNY officials are throwing their weight around to kill a proposed protected bike lane in the Bronx, in defiance of DOT and Mayor Mamdani’s agenda.
DOT’s redesign will put 24/7 bus lanes in both directions on the crosstown corridor from Fifth Avenue to Pleasant Avenue.
New from Third Place News: the hope that someday, the ceremonial arch will be part of Prospect Park — a true third place for open-space-craving Brooklynites.
A lawsuit to force Mayor Mamdani to reinstate criminal summonses for low-level e-bike violations got a lot of press. Plus the news.
The new bike paths on Boogie Down’s iconic thoroughfare will feature a standard curb mid-block, but still allow illegal parking via sloped curbs at the beginning and ends of a block.
