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EXCLUSIVE: Queens Pol Spoke to Mayor — And He ‘Gets It’ On 34th Ave. Open Street
On this, the mayor gets it.
October 24, 2020
Mayor Admits Many Promised Bus Lanes May Not Happen This Year — If Ever
Two times in as many weeks, fed-up straphangers have asked the mayor about the busways he promised back in June — and both times, de Blasio's answers were embarrassing.
October 23, 2020
Opinion: Creating Space in America’s Densest City
In advance of Saturday's rally to turn 34th Avenue into permanent car-free space, one of the key organizers and an urban planner currently working for Ford's Spin unit talk about the importance of open space.
October 23, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: DOT Will Take the Lead on Future of 34th Avenue as a ‘Permanent’ Open Street
The Department of Transportation will lay out a "long-term" plan next week for the roadway's "transformation," Streetsblog has learned.
October 22, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines: With a Little Luck Edition
No, it's not over. In fact, this week is going to be make-or-break for New York's battle against the coronavirus, Mayor de Blasio predicts. Plus all the other news.
October 13, 2020
E-Scooters Are Already Here — And The City Needs To Adapt
Say it now: We already need bigger bike lanes — and with more people riding scooters, we need them now.
October 8, 2020
Gov. Clean: Five Reasonable Arguments For 24/7 Subway Service that Cuomo Simply Ignores
The reasons to bring back overnight subway service as starting to pile up — but Gov. Clean won't have it.
October 5, 2020
OPINION: City Must Fix a Dangerous Gap in the Bronx River Greenway
Funds and plans exist to fix a block-long stretch of road between Starlight and West Farms Rapids parks — but the DOT hasn't moved for a decade. What gives?
October 4, 2020
A Few More Places to Dine Outdoors Coming this Weekend — Just in Time For Great Fall Weather
Four more streets join the al fresco food piazza revolution.
October 2, 2020
OPINION: Give Buses Signal Priority — Now!
The DOT's laborious process is holding up a sensible measure that will speed transit and could make riders safer in the age of COVID.
September 29, 2020
