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Locals Demand Justice for Baby Apolline … in the Form of at Least One Car-Free Street
The city must turn a deadly Brooklyn street into a car-free plaza — and rename it after the 3-month-old baby who was killed by a reckless driver there in September — a community group and a new petition is demanding.
November 4, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The Symbolic End to De Blasio’s Vision Zero
Our national treasure cartoonist only wants to highlight the ignominy of de Blasio's decision on Fifth Avenue — one that came after he had already watered down the project.
November 3, 2021
Astoria’s Crescent Street Bike Lane Is Having Its Own Bike Boom
A cyclist count shows that once-controversial lane is a resounding success.
November 3, 2021
ASKING FOR A FRIEND: Is Citi Bike Being Held Hostage By DOT Fear of Inconveniencing Drivers?
The share service needs to add thousands of docks in Manhattan, but the DOT is not keeping up with its requests.
November 2, 2021
ANATOMY OF A BACKTRACK: DOT’s New Sunset Park Plan Gives Safety to Some, Double-Parking Madness For Others
"I'm kind of speechless," one activist said.
November 1, 2021
Two New Busways Open in Jamaica, But Locals, Pols Still Wary for Some Reason
Will it be the most “impactful bus improvements” in the city’s history, as Mayor de Blasio called it? Well, it's a start.
November 1, 2021
DOT Study Shows that Bike Lanes Cut Risk of Cyclist Injury By One-Third (Yes, And…?)
So remind us again? How come every street doesn't have a bike lane?
October 29, 2021
Brooklyn Bike-Lane Proposal Finally Surfaces After Deutsch’s Departure
A long-awaited plan for a key waterfront connection on Emmons Avenue emerges after a Council member's expulsion.
October 26, 2021
The 10 Best Ideas We Heard at Tuesday’s Epic ‘Vision Zero’ Hearing
...and it doesn't take much to implement them (except some courage).
October 26, 2021
Eyes on the Street: The Jay Street Busway is Being Undermined by Illegal Car Traffic
One year after the Jay Street Busway was boosting bus speeds for almost 50,000 daily riders, commutes for long-suffering bus riders are slowing as more drivers flout the basic rule, "No cars allowed."
October 26, 2021
