Coronavirus Crisis
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A Round and a Roundy: The Real Plague is MTA Cruelty
Gov. Cuomo and the MTA said they were closing the subways between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. because the trains needed to be disinfected — but our cartoonist knows better.
May 11, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Keep Calm and Remain on ‘Pause’ Edition
To the surprise of no one, Gov. Cuomo extended the stay-at-home order through June 7, which means another four weeks of this interminable — and all-too-necessary — sorrow. Plus all the other news.
May 11, 2020
Op-Ed: City Must Stop Racially Biased Policing — During COVID and Beyond
Mayor de Blasio's tone-deaf excuses for cops' bad behavior need to stop, too.
May 9, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: Racial Bias of NYPD Revealed Again Edition
It's "Stop and Frisk" — corona version. That and other stories are just one click away.
May 8, 2020
NYPD Didn’t Get The Memo, Shuts Down Open Street in Downtown Brooklyn
Everything was worked out, eventually, after the cops left with their bagels.
May 8, 2020
Op-Ed: Feds Must Help Keep Transit Running
Transit is the only option for thousands of low-income essential workers — and essential for the revival of the regional economy — as New Jersey shows.
May 7, 2020
YOU’RE WELCOME: Mayor de Blasio Agrees that Transportation Planning IS Important
The de Blasio administration has amended its initial list of post-COVID "recovery panels" to include a task force on transportation — with the mayor saying his goal is to move New York City "away from so much dependence on cars."
May 6, 2020
Two More Miles of Open Streets Coming Tomorrow: Broadway, Lower East Side and 34th Ave. in Queens
"We're ready to go into higher gear," the mayor said on Wednesday, announcing just 1.9 more miles of open streets.
May 6, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines: Show of Farce Edition
The city deployed 1,000 cops across the subway system early this morning to enforce the governor's historic 1 am. to 5 a.m. shutdown. Plus all the other news.
May 6, 2020
Tuesday Headlines: The City That Never Sometimes Sleeps Edition
There was lots of news coverage about the MTA's historic overnight shutdown of the subway system, which starts in mere hours! And don't miss the Instagram video of the new highway bike lanes!
May 5, 2020
