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The Queensboro Bridge, packed with essential workers just trying to get to and from work. Photo: Melodie Bryant

Sunday’s Protest to Demand More Pedestrian Space on the Queensboro Bridge Has Historic Echoes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

Activists will gather at the Queensboro Bridge on Sunday to demand more space for pedestrians, 30 years after a similar band of pedestrian advocates got arrested for doing the same.

The cops writing Zoltan a ticket for not wearing a helmet on Sept. 5. Photo provided

RANK BUFFOONS: NYPD Tickets Crash Victim For Not Wearing Helmet

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 24, 2020 | No Comments

“Cops issuing a summons to the victim of a crash is totally bogus," said one personal injury lawyer.

Council Speaker Corey Johnson on a Citi Bike.

Another Borough Heard From: Southern Brooklyn Wants Citi Bike!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

There's no indication that constituents of Council Members Justin Brannan and Mark Treyger will ever get Citi Bike.

Congress Sells Out Non-Drivers by Reauthorizing FAST Act

By Kea Wilson | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

Congress passed a short-term spending bill that will renew funding for our existing car-focused infrastructure, missing an opportunity to reform a broken system that's killing our planet and its people.

Pedestrian Killed in Flushing — And Driver Was Not Charged

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

The NYPD said this week that a pedestrian struck earlier in the month in Flushing had died — but it is unclear if the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad properly investigated the death.

OPINION: State Must Subsidize E-Bike Purchases

By Assembly Member Robert Carroll and Michael Francoeur | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

A state lawmaker and a Democratic Socialist frame the issue perfectly: Let's help people get out of cars!

Wednesday’s Headlines: Dog Bites Man Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

According to a Health Department study, 44 percent of respondents experienced anxiety during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, while another 36 percent reported depression. Plus all the other news of the day.

Sign of the times: A temporary 'street for people' on the Upper West Side. Photo: Eve Kessler

New Civic Group — CityRise — Will Push Mayor To Counter ‘Carmageddon’

By Eve Kessler | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

CityRise will reach into tactical urbanist playbook in bid to make city streets livable post-COVID.

The constituents DOT cares about. Photo: Google Maps

DOT Again Scrubs Fifth Ave. Busway Forum After Pushback

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation abruptly cancelled a presentation about the now-delayed (and watered-down) Fifth Avenue busway that had been set for Monday night.

This is what mayoral leadership looks like. File photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's office

EDITORIAL: Hey, Mr. Mayor, Ride the Freakin’ Subway or Get on the Damn Bus

By Streetsblog | Sep 22, 2020 | No Comments

Leadership means leading. If the mayor wants to restore confidence in the public transit system, he should show us all how much confidence he has in the system. By using it.

A rendering shows what the AirTrain station would look like at Willets Point. Image: AbetterwaytoLGA.com

OPINION: The LaGuardia AirTrain Is About Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

By A Better Way to LGA | Sep 22, 2020 | No Comments

The project's benefits will bolster our economy for decades, says A Better Way to LGA coalition.

Our AirTrain montage puts money at the center.

IT’S LAGUARDIA AIRTRAIN DAY ON STREETSBLOG: Opinions Abound on $2B Project

By Streetsblog | Sep 22, 2020 | No Comments

Today, we present multiple opinion pieces on the LaGuardia AirTrain. Click the headline above to get links to them all.

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