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Key Element of City of Yes is a Big ‘No’ in Car-Loving Parts of Brooklyn
Key Brooklyn community board chairs signaled on Tuesday night a resounding "no" for a key part of Mayor Adams's signature "City of Yes" zoning proposal.
June 5, 2024
Boob Tube: Brooklyn, Queens Leaders Want DOT to Fix Dangerous Conduit Ave.
The borough presidents of Brooklyn and Queens say it is "urgent" that the Department of Transportation transform the crash-prone sluice.
December 14, 2023
Brooklyn Pols Tell Developers to Eliminate Parking or Else
Mandatory parking rules drive up housing costs and incentivize car ownership, elected officials say.
March 1, 2022
Yang Unveils Placard Abuse Crackdown Plan as Adams Calls the Corruption a ‘New Paltz’ Issue
“Violent crime is skyrocketing in New York. Maybe parking is the big crime problem in New Paltz, but not in New York," said the campaign of the Brooklyn Borough President, one of the city's most notorious placard abusers.
April 15, 2021
Manhattan BP Candidate Seeks To Curb Sidewalk Package Warehousing Issue
He wants to deliver some relief.
April 13, 2021
Queens Borough President Reappoints Community Board Member Who Said Pedestrians ‘Deserve’ to Die
“Democracy is at its strongest when the voices of all the people it serves are elevated," Beep Donovan Richards said. And that apparently goes for Kim Ohanian, too.
April 7, 2021
Campaign To Remove NYPD From Traffic Enforcement Gains Steam
An influential Manhattan panel voted to return street safety to the DOT. Will Mayor de Blasio heed the call?
June 25, 2020
Costa Constantinides: Break the Car Culture of Queens — With Better Transit and More Biking!
"Our borough is long overdue for a holistic transit plan that provides reliable bus and subway service to get people out of their cars," said the would-be Queens borough president. Vote on March 24.
March 10, 2020
