SQUARE ONE: De Blasio Punts ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street Implementation to Next Mayor
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The next mayor will basically figure out what to do with the best open street in town.
Eric Adams Got 15 Camera Tickets for Reckless Driving Since 2019 — And That’s Just On His City Car
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Eric Adams is campaigning on making New York City safer — but he's also repeatedly speeding through its school zones and running its red lights.
DOT Unveils New Bus Lane on Battery Place, Improving the Staten Island Bus Commute
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The Department of Transportation has fixed one of the notorious snarls for the Staten Island-bound bus commuter. We hope Tom Wrobleski is watching!
Activists Ride on Friday to Disband The NYPD’s Bike-Using ‘Goon Squad’
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"Bikes aren't for community efforts, it's for policing, New York style, which is some of the worst in the United States," says one activist.
Lawmakers Continue To Stall on Bills To Keep Pedestrians, Cyclists Safe
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Top state lawmakers have struck out on a package of pending street safety bills, and today is the last chance for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to grab a bat and get in the game.
A Round and a Roundy: Cars are Safe … For Their Occupants
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This week's instant classic by our national treasure cartoonist speaks for itself. Cars are dangerous!
Teen Cyclist Killed in College Point — Evidence of the Decline of Vision Zero
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The teenager who was struck by a reckless hit-and-run driver on the notoriously dangerous commercial part of College Point Boulevard in College Point last week has died, cops said on Thursday.
Thursday’s Headlines: Drop It Like a Cop Edition
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The NYPD gets away with beating heads. And all the other news.
Will State Legislators Block Cuomo’s Unchecked MTA Power?
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Transit and transparency activists want legislators to finally overturn Executive Order 168, an edict that Gov. Cuomo issued in 2017 that declared the subway system an official disaster area, and has renewed every month for 49 consecutive months.
Bushwick Candidate: Here’s My Plan for Reducing Car Use in NYC
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Scott Murphy takes a second stab at the livable streets vote.
Upper West Side Panel Sees E-Bikes as the Threat — But de Blasio Disagrees
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Members of an Upper West Side community board again put the safety of delivery cyclists secondary in passing a resolution on Tuesday night demanding that they be banned from protected bike lanes — a notion that was quickly sent into the dustbin of history by Mayor de Blasio.
Will NYC’s Next Mayor Use the ‘Goon Squad’ to Shut Off Parks Access? (Probably)
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Which candidate will actually bring in policies that will rein in the NYPD? “The enforcement of a curfew should not involve violence," said legendary freedom fighter Norman Siegel.