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‘Interested, But Concerned’: West Siders Say Safer Bike Lanes Would Get Them Cycling
A whopping 78 percent of all survey respondents said they'd use micro-mobility devices more with better infrastructure, including seven out of 10 women, four of 10 seniors and 94 percent of parents.
June 12, 2023
City Hall Announces $20 Minimum Wage for Deliveristas
“Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them,” the mayor said.
June 12, 2023
BREAKING: Assembly Fails to Pass Bill to Allow NYC to Set Speed Limits, But Will Return Later This Month
The fight, ugh, goes on.
June 10, 2023
Bus Advocates Target Anti-Busway ‘Hypocrites’ at Bronx Zoo and Botanical Garden
A petition drive by Bronx bus riders calls out the institutions for boosting transit on their websites, but then trying to undermine it in the real world.
June 9, 2023
Day 3: These Hunger Strikers aren’t Paid Lobbyists — But Albany Can’t Tell the Difference
ALBANY — “They are putting every barrier in our way to not have to face us directly and look us in the eye and then make an unconscionable decision. This is Albany at its worst,” said Amy Cohen.
June 8, 2023
Hunger Strike Day 2: Gov. Hochul is ‘Sympathetic,’ But Won’t Pressure Heastie on Sammy’s Law
The governor expressed sympathy for the mothers who are holding a hunger strike to protest the Assembly’s inaction on Sammy’s Law — but she declined to condemn the body's leader, Speaker Carl Heastie.
June 7, 2023
‘Sammy’s Law’ Hunger Strike Begins at State Capitol
Two mothers whose children were killed by reckless drivers have begun a hunger strike that they'll continue until Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie passes a long-stalled bill that would allow New York City to set its own speed limits.
June 6, 2023
Supporters of Sammy’s Law Rally Heastie and Share Frustrations About Assembly’s Inaction on Speed Limit Reduction
"Every time we go to Albany, they tell us to our faces, 'Yes, of course. we support Sammy's Law, but now they don't want to have to put their vote on record. We need to see their faces, which is why we are demanding that the Speaker bring this to a vote," said Fabiola Mendieta-Cuapio.
June 5, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Sammy’s Law’ Momentum in Albany Edition
The effort to allow New York City to set speed limits below 25 miles per hour has a new backer. Plus other news.
May 24, 2023
Cycling Advocates To DOT: Great Bedford Avenue Bike Lane Plan, Here’s How To Make It Better
Cycling advocates in Brooklyn gave the Department of Transportation high marks for its proposed protected bike lane upgrade on Bedford Avenue, but said there's a couple of tweaks that can turn it from good to great.
May 24, 2023
