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Watered Down Fifth Avenue ‘Busway’ Inches Forward
Community Board 5 supports "busway lite."
August 24, 2021
End Parking Minimums Now! Analysis: Zoning Rule is Choking the City With Cars
The mandatory parking minimum law is the demon child of car culture and NIMBYism — but it is finally being attacked by progressive leaders. Where will Mayor Adams stand? He isn't saying.
August 18, 2021
Residents of Rockaways Enclave Oppose Better Access To Their ‘Semi-Private’ Public Beach
Locals say that federally mandated ramps and a boardwalk will spoil their little oasis.
July 26, 2021
BIKELASH: Manhattan Community Board Stalls Fifth Avenue Safety and Transit Redesign
Members of a Manhattan civic panel are putting feelings ahead of facts to stall a life-saving street redesign of Fifth Avenue — even though just one pedestrian has been injured by a cyclist since January, 2019.
July 9, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines: Listen to the Community Edition
So, Commissioner Gutman, is it "safety first" or "listen to the community"? And what "community" anyway? Plus all the other news.
June 29, 2021
Developers Will No Longer Seek to Reduce Required Bike Parking in Midtown Tower
Now they’ve got the ride idea.
June 17, 2021
Bike-Friendly Flushing Council Candidate Accuses Community Board of Trying to Sabotage Campaign
Why is Flushing's community board going after John Choe?
June 14, 2021
SURVEY SAYS: West Side Sidewalks are Unsafe and Unclear — And the City Must Act
New York's sidewalks are chopped up and dirty — and Hells Kitchen and Chelsea residents continue their fight to change that.
May 28, 2021
Andrew Yang Says Community Boards are ‘Positive For Democracy’ — Even When Reminded That They’re Not
He reiterated his support for the neighborhood panels when reminded that community boards frequently block life-saving road redesigns.
May 18, 2021
