Coronavirus Crisis
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Op-Ed: Protecting Transit Workers During — and After — the COVID Crisis
The virus has exposed widespread failures in how we protect our essential workforce. Here's the actions agencies must take now and after the pandemic subsides.
April 14, 2020
SPEED DEMONS ON STEROIDS: Do Our Leaders Even Care About Reckless Drivers Right Now?
The increase in speeding has gotten even worse — with school zone speed cameras now issuing 57 percent more tickets since the beginning of Gov. Cuomo's statewide shutdown on March 22.
April 13, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: No One is Going to Go Back to ‘Normal’ Edition
But Mayor de Blasio struggles to get New York back to "normal," he needs to know that none of his constituents is going to want to go back to the "normal" that existed before the pandemic. So plan ahead.
April 13, 2020
More Healthcare Workers Are Biking, Showing Urgency For Safe Routes Through Central Park
But the city says "at this time there are no immediate plans" to make the crosstown transverses safe.
April 13, 2020
Op-Ed: This Crisis Will End — Our Fight Against Cars is Only Beginning
A top Columbia University doctor says that now is the time to accelerate our efforts to protect ourselves and our communities through a healthy environment. It is the only way forward, and we do not have time to waste.
April 13, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: Oh, No WONDER De Blasio’s Open-Streets Plan Failed
Either the mayor needed lots of cops because so many people were using his open streets — or he didn't need cops because no one was using it. It can't be both, as our cartoonist shows.
April 13, 2020
On Sunday, the Mayor Took A Different Walk (and a LONGER Drive from Gracie Mansion!)
Well, he didn't get driven to Prospect Park on Easter. He got driven further!
April 12, 2020
Mr. Mayor, You’re a Smart Guy, So Why Do You Wrongly Think Cops Must ‘Enforce’ Open Space?
The mayor said that car-free streets are "dangerous" places that must be "enforced by the NYPD."
April 12, 2020
Our Latest Satire: A De Blasio-Themed Version of ‘On Broadway’
Our in-house satirical band was shocked to learn that Mayor de Blasio doesn't want to ban cars on Broadway.
April 11, 2020
Op-Ed: COVID Crisis Will End — So We Must Make Cycling Safer NOW!
Never let a crisis go to waste, Rahm Emanuel once said. But unlike the former Chicago mayor, our mayor is losing the future.
April 10, 2020
