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On Saturday, The Place to Make a New Friend Was The Staten Island Ferry
A guerilla-style comedy zine launch party that promised to be “weird and fun” created community on the water.
October 29, 2024
Anti-Bike Queens Pol Sows Chaos at Queens Planning Session, Then Walks Out
Vickie Paladino whips up the MAGA crowd with lies about a DOT greenway proposal — then storms out and spews more misinformation.
October 28, 2024
Op-Ed: We Just Want Safety While Vickie Paladino Wants Chaos and Danger
We really need to talk about Vickie Paladino.
October 28, 2024
Reckless: The 114 Precinct is an Island of High-Speed Chases In Queens
This year, cops in the 114th Precinct have engaged in 38 high-speed chases on residential streets — among the most in the entire city.
October 28, 2024
Disused Brooklyn Piers to Be ‘Key Node’ for Blue Highway
The city is starting to move ahead with a waterborne cargo plan after its acquisition of crucial Red Hook piers from the Port Authority.
October 28, 2024
Monday’s Headlines: Judge is Jury and Executioner Edition
When will anti-safety NIMBYs realize that you can't fight City Hall ... when the city is following the law and making streets safer. Plus other news.
October 28, 2024
Happy Birthday, Subway! Challenges and Opportunities as the System Turns 120
New York can’t survive without transit and transit can’t survive without investment.
October 27, 2024
‘Cutting Corners’: City Juices Stats for Intersection Safety Upgrades
The Adams administration is fudging the numbers to overstate its daylighting progress after the mayor's 2023 pledge to do 1,000 intersections per year.
October 25, 2024
Friday Video: Full Frontal NYC
Watch a trip from Main Street to Hudson Yards from the 7-operator's-eye-view. It's very Zen.
October 25, 2024
Opinion: It’s Past Time to Daylight Every Corner in New York City
Mayor Adams’s modest progress towards improving visibility at intersections is not sufficient to keep New Yorkers safe.
October 25, 2024