Coronavirus Crisis
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Wednesday’s Headlines: We’ve Seen the Light Edition
The MTA rolls out a corona-virus-killing contraption: 150 double-headed UV lamps costing $1 million.
May 20, 2020
Op-Ed: City Must Include Street Vendors in Any Outdoor Dining Push
How the "al fresco" movement could help under-served — and often harassed — immigrant-owned businesses.
May 19, 2020
Op-Ed: Survey Shows Demand for More Bike Lanes
Upper West Siders urgently want more protected bike lanes in order to accommodate an expected surge of newbie cyclists after the coronavirus pandemic — pointing the way forward for our city.
May 19, 2020
STREETFILMS: Open Streets for Restaurants Explained
Clarence Eckerson Jr.'s latest film takes you inside the movement for open streets and safe dining.
May 19, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines: Sacrificial Cyclist Edition
We liked a Times story about the rise in bike sales — but didn't like that it failed to point out that bike infrastructure isn't keeping pace. Get on that, Mr. Mayor.
May 19, 2020
Nature Is Healing: Riders Are Slowly Returning To The Subway
The slight increase is more than statistical noise, but we're nowhere near where we need to be.
May 19, 2020
NYPD Inconsistent on Actually Opening the Mayor’s ‘Open Streets’
What is going on with some precinct commanders either not getting — or flat-out ignoring — the memo?
May 18, 2020
Rest in Fleece: The ‘Backwards’ LaGuardia AirTrain Could Be a Victim of COVID-19
An unloved project may become a regional coronavirus casualty.
May 16, 2020
To My Bronx Neighbors: Please Don’t Take Our Awesome Open Street Away!
Yes, pro-car Council Member Mark Gjonaj is at it again.
May 15, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: It’s Raining Cars and Dogs Edition
You know the carpocalypse is coming when even the Weather Channel is covering how people will drive more once the coronavirus lockdowns end. That, plus the rest of the day's news.
May 15, 2020