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The People Have Spoken: DOT Study Reveals Vast Support for Outdoor Dining
In Manhattan, the supposed epicenter of opposition, a city survey shows that 84 percent of residents support the "Covid huts." Citywide, 64 percent support them.
November 22, 2021
Speeding Epidemic Shows No Signs of Abating, Despite Return of Car Traffic
The summer of hell has become the fall of our discontent.
November 16, 2021
Report: 85,000 More Damn Cars will Enter Manhattan’s Core Daily in 2023
This is the dawning of the age of Carpocalypse.
October 18, 2021
Eyes on the Street: East Side Crosstown Bike Lanes Re-Emerge
After much argument, the permanent 61st and 62nd Street cycle paths are here. Sort of.
August 25, 2021
De Blasio to MTA: 16-Month Congestion Pricing Environmental Review Is ‘Ridiculous’
The mayor is the latest to accuse the governor and his transit henchmen of slow-walking the not-controversial-at-all-unless-you-love-cars plan. (Look at the face he made!)
August 17, 2021
First Salvos Fired as de Blasio’s ‘Permanent’ Dining Sheds Begin the Community Board Process
The community boards are poised to take a bite out of Mayor de Blasio's COVID streeteries.
July 14, 2021
De Blasio to 34th Avenue Open Streets Opponents: Stop Parking in Children’s Play Areas!
Kids, not cars!
July 13, 2021
CARNAGE CONTINUES: Bloody Year on NYC Streets on Pace for Worst Ever Under ‘Vision Zero’ De Blasio
The summer fireworks aren't only in the air.
June 22, 2021
DOT Finally Presents its ‘Bike Boulevard’ Vision for 39th Ave. in Sunnyside
The key to the Department of Transportation's "bike boulevard" design for 39th Avenue is a significant disruption of how drivers use the roadway.
June 16, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines: Set Your Calendar Edition
There will be a ticker-tape parade on July 7. Plus other news.
June 15, 2021