Friday’s Headlines: Finally, You Can Bike to the Mets Edition
It's a game changer (see what we did there?)! Plus other news.
By
Gersh Kuntzman
and
David Meyer
12:01 AM EDT on March 15, 2024
It’s a game changer (see what we did there?)!
The news broke late yesterday, after we had already repaired to the Reinvent Albany happy hour: Citi Bike rack is coming to Shea Stadium Citi Field next week!
The news broke in a tweet from esteemed Met reporter, Anthony DiComo:
When we saw the news, we freaked out on every press officer in town, given that we’ve been calling for Citi Bike @ Citi Field for like 10 years and broke the news last year that this might actually happen before Opening Day of what will obviously be a World Series season.
The good news is that we haven’t missed anything: The ribbon cutting will be on Thursday and it’s not just one measly rack, but two racks — comprising 66 docks.
No word yet from @MrMetBikes, alas.
In other news:
- Outrage after motorist with lengthy record of unsafe driving kills 8-year-old in Queens. Read the coverage in Streetsblog as well as the Post, the Daily News, ABC 7, NBC 4, CBS New York and amNY)
- From the Assignment Desk: Rep. Jerry Nadler will rally for the passage of “Sammy’s Law” with Albany pols state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal on Friday at 10 a.m. at MLK Jr. High School. Check out Streetsblog’s recent coverage here.
- Curbed did a helpful run-down of everything you need to know about congestion pricing. (Editor’s note: Well, not everything.)
- The MTA is already soliciting proposals for platform barriers — but no timeline for implementation. (Daily News)
- A G train “czar” will oversee the MTA’s work on that line (and accompanying service changes) this summer. (amNY)
- The Times‘s Ginia Bellafante on Gov. Hochul’s National Guard push.
- A fight on a rush hour A train ended with one man fatally shot. (Gothamist, Daily News)
- Queens jogger struck and killed by driver of Toyota Highlander. (Daily News)
- NYC lost 78,000 residents in 2023. (NY Times)
Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He's also the writer and producer of "Murder at the Food Coop," which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is archived here.
David was Streetsblog's do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as an editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.
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