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‘Fairest City’ Mayor Orders More Crackdowns on Lowly E-Cyclists
Mayor de Blasio, who is running for president on a progressive platform that bills New York as "America's Fairest Big City," deployed the NYPD on Tuesday morning to confiscate the electric bikes of delivery workers — costing them roughly one-week's pay in fines.
June 4, 2019
Will NYC Finally Get Garbage Out of Pedestrians’ Way?
The departments of Sanitation and Transportation say they'll do something about it. But will their formal "request for expressions of interest" from community, industry and advocacy groups actually solve the problem?
June 4, 2019
Safe Streets Advocates to Mayor: We’re Just Waiting For Your Signature
Mayor de Blasio is suddenly backing a street redesign bill he has long opposed. Why? He has no choice.
May 30, 2019
Op-Ed: Paint The Bike Lane, Dammit, Before Someone Dies!
When is a parking-protected bike lane — a street design pioneered in this country by our own city Department of Transportation — no longer a parking-protected bike lane?
May 30, 2019
‘Bike Mayor’ Job Seekers, Brush Off Those Resumes! Council May Create Key Position
Look out, Mayor de Blasio — you're getting a bike mayor whether you want one or not!
May 29, 2019
Construction Firms Must Create Safe Detour For Cyclists — Or Have Their Permits Revoked
Manhattan Council Member Carlina Rivera's bill would require construction companies to provide safe detours for cyclists, instead of spitting them out into lanes of speeding traffic.
May 29, 2019
Speaker Corey Johnson Fights 13th Precinct Over E-Bike Confiscations
Johnson trolled commanders of a Midtown Manhattan police precinct on social media this week after they boasted on Twitter about confiscating four electric bicycles that appeared to belong to delivery workers— including one with a child's seat.
May 23, 2019
Rogue Riders Hit Bayonne Bridge — Before it Opens to Public
Cyclists are sick and tired of long-delayed project.
May 23, 2019
Cyclists Deserve Their Own Lane During Fleet Week, Like They Had in 2003
It’s simple: close a lane of car travel on the West Side Highway.
May 23, 2019
Neighborhood Empowerment Project: Humble Bike Rack Tells a Story of a Broken Process
This is the first post generated by the Neighborhood Empowerment Project, an initiative of our parent company, Open Plans, to change the ineffective way our city government responds to neighborhood problems.
May 22, 2019
