MTA Announces Service Cuts In Response To Coronavirus-Related Ridership Drop
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Service cutbacks are coming to the subway, buses, and commuter rail services after weeks of declining ridership due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mayor Reveals His ‘Open Streets’ Plan — And It’s Just Two Streets Per Borough
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The mayor said his plan was limited because of his concerns about enforcing it so that pedestrians don't use the newly granted space to congregate too closely. Whatevs.
Mayor Not Ready to Ban Cars on Some Streets, Despite Cuomo Order
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"I understand [and] respect absolutely advocacy journalism [but] you're looking at this from one prism," the mayor said.
Advocates and Corey Johnson To Mayor: Here Are The Streets To Close to Cars
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Transportation Alternatives and Bike New York are going way further than the mayor will go (obvs).
A Round and a Roundy: Streets are For People — Especially Now
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All it took was a brief walk through Park Slope to show our cartoonist the folly of Mayor de Blasio's management of the streets during the coronavirus crisis.
Streetfilms: Get a Load of How Abnormal New York is Right Now
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Our Orson Welles of the street, Clarence Eckerson Jr., takes you on a journey through a livable city (albeit one we only get because of coronavirus).
UPDATE: Cuomo Orders de Blasio to Ban Cars on Some Streets to Promote Social Distancing, But Mayor is Unsure
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At his daily press conference on Sunday, the governor said he spoke with the mayor and with Council Speaker Corey Johnson to "develop an immediate plan" to "open streets."
UPDATED: Cuomo Says Bike Shops CAN Stay Open as ‘Essential’ Businesses, de Blasio Confirms It
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Gov. Cuomo's office apparently came to realize that bike shops that provide repairs are indeed vital when so many people and delivery workers are using bikes.
Ride On: Brooklyn Bartender is Biking Door To Door To Provide Essential ‘Medication’
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Man, you really need a drink right now — so call Tom Roughton and he'll bike it right over.
UPDATED: Cuomo Order Declares Bike Shops ‘Non-Essential’ Despite Cycling Surge
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Gov. Cuomo's just-issued shelter-in-place order allows for "essential" businesses to remain open, but the car-loving Big Dog has defined "essential" to include auto repair shops, but not bicycle repair shops.