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Mayor: Christmas Season Sidewalks are for Trees, Not People
Mayor de Blasio doesn't see anything wrong with sidewalks crowded with Christmas trees — in fact, he sees it as part of the "magic" of the holiday season — even though his administration is still recommending that people stay six feet apart at all times.
November 30, 2020
As the MTA Waits (And Waits) for Washington Relief, More People Are Looking to Cuomo to Save Transit
Doesn't this train go through Albany?
November 20, 2020
Starchitect David Rockwell Sketches Out New York’s Parking-Free Future
Out of the blue, the famed architect sent over his latest vision: to transform New York City's streets by removing parking ... and opening up possibilities.
November 20, 2020
MTA Prepares To Borrow $3B From Federal Reserve
The MTA Board is expected to approve a resolution that would allow the agency to borrow the maximum amount from the Municipal Liquidity Facility fund.
November 17, 2020
ANATOMY OF A DEBACLE: DOT Eliminates Open Street on West End Avenue
The agency claims it needs a "community partner" for street improvements — yet requires drivers to do nothing. Meanwhile, a City Council Member plots traffic strategy with an online troll with no transportation background who posts misogynistic rants on social media. Only in New York, kids. Only in New York.
November 16, 2020
Mayor: Congestion Pricing Can Wait Until President Biden Deals with COVID and Stimulus
Open thread — is it just us, or is no one caring enough about congestion pricing?
November 10, 2020
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: Outraged at Local Community Board, Open Streets Supporters Send Letters
Queens Community Board 3 is already receiving vehement letters after its Traffic and Transportation Committee expressed doubt over a permanent open street for a park-starved neighborhood.
November 4, 2020
OPINION: Mayor de Blasio Leaves Street Vendors Out in the Cold
When will the city treat street vendors as legitimate small businesses?
October 29, 2020
CYCLE OF RAGE: DOT Begins Arduous Process of Getting a Queens Community Board to Enter the 21st Century
The process that the Department of Transportation uses to make city roadways safer and more hospitable to human being is a broken one. An opinion piece from last night's CB3 meeting in Queens.
October 29, 2020
Open Storefronts! Mayor Expands Open Streets Program for Retailers (Sort Of!)
The mayor had been under pressure from such civic groups as City Rise, which has been calling for repurposing roadways for retail.
October 28, 2020
