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Riders headed over the Willis Avenue Bridge. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

SEE IT! The Street Riders’ Latest Mass Cycle Protest — ‘Independence NOT’

By Streetsblog | Jul 5, 2020 | No Comments

Streetfilms' auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. participated — and documented — Saturday night's latest Street Riders NYC ride, dubbed "Independence Not," to highlight the pernicious history of America's tainted Fourth of July holiday.

Black History Matters: The Case for an Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Subway Station

By Wilfredo Florentino and Kristin Richardson Jordan | Jul 3, 2020 | No Comments

It's time to start honoring the heroes of our past. Arturo Schomburg is certainly one of them.

Mayor to Streetsblog: No, I Have Not Fired Any Bad Cops Yet

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 2, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio on Thursday said that no bad cops had yet been fired since he promised, almost exactly a month ago to fire "anybody who should not be a police officer."

Negril on Brooklyn's Fifth Avenue has already installed Rockwell Group-designed seating areas. Photo: Emily Andrews for Rockwell Group

Mayor Creates 22 ‘Piazzas’ For Outdoor Dining (Like Europe Has Been Doing for Decades)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 2, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio announced that restaurants will be allowed to operate in the roadway of 22 streets starting this weekend.

Employees: Bike New York Must Do More To Become ‘Actively Anti-Racist’

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 2, 2020 | No Comments

Current and former employees at Bike New York are calling out the organization for failing to adequately respond to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Artists paint a "Black Lives Matter" mural on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, in front of Restoration Plaza. Photo: NYC Mayor's Office

Op-Ed: Making Black Lives Matter in Street Safety

By Tracey Capers | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

Our racial-equity lens must foster real policies that can be regularly evaluated and measured.

Citi Bike Raises Annual Fee, Just As Cycling is Needed More than Ever

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 30, 2020 | No Comments

The city's privately operated bike-share system will raise its annual membership fee by $10, to $179, starting at the end of July, Streetsblog has learned.

Little boat, big complaints: An NYC Ferry boat plies the waters of lower Manhattan. Photo: NYCEDC

Much-Vaunted NYC Ferry Stumbles as City Reopens

By Eve Kessler | Jun 30, 2020 | No Comments

It's a ferry big letdown.

Assembly Member Robert Carroll (inset) wants you to be able to drink outside.

State Pol: Let’s Legalize Drinking in Public

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 29, 2020 | No Comments

"The illegality of public drinking is stupid," Assembly Member Robert Carroll says.

Op-Ed: It’s Time to Legalize Public Drinking for All New Yorkers

By Shabazz Stuart | Jun 28, 2020 | No Comments

Those with fair skin in affluent ZIP codes will continue to drink with their friends in the streets, while minorities will be subject to arbitrary harassment and summonses for doing the same. This needs to stop.

Famed restaurant architect David Rockwell created this idea for outdoor space — showing the Park Slope restaurant Negril — for the New York City Hospitality Alliance. Photo: Rockwell Group

Restaurants Will Soon Get More Street Space — And Maybe New York City Will Get a Permanent Improvement

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 26, 2020 | No Comments

New York City is about to ban cars from more streets to allow restaurants serve customers, a game-changing streetscape improvement that could have lasting implications.

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