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Friday Video: ‘Car Kryptonite’ in Providence
See it! If you want to slow down drivers, you need to put things in the road.
August 16, 2024
Brooklyn’s Fourth Ave. ‘Great Street’ Delayed … Again
Phase I of construction on Fourth Avenue's Great Street Capital Project, originally set to end in June 2024, has now been pushed back at least another year plus.
August 16, 2024
Boondoggle: State And Feds Are Dumping Yet Another Giant Highway on The Bronx
The state says the Cross Bronx Expressway needs to be repaired. But find out how Gov. Hochul is misusing federal infrastructure money to burden a neighborhood that has been dumped on for decades.
August 15, 2024
Thursday’s Headlines: Get Sheds Down Edition
At least Mayor Adams is consistent: he wants to kill construction sheds ... after killing dining sheds. Plus other news.
August 15, 2024
‘Express Bike Lane’ Coming Soon to First Ave. Tunnel
The eight-block tube has turned into a bike bypass during the UNGA since 2019 — and now it'll never go away again.
August 14, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Outdoor Dining Down Edition
Mood Ring in Bushwick is the latest establishment to take down its outdoor dining set-up after new city rules went into effect earlier this month. Plus more news.
August 14, 2024
DOT Rejects 24-7 Open Street for ‘Bedford Slip,’ Preferring Weekend-Only Hours
The popular plaza will reduce to weekends only after a six-week test run.
August 13, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines: News Biz Contractions Edition
The Times won't do endorsements anymore ... and WCBS-880 is bailing on news. Plus other stories to get your day going.
August 13, 2024
Report: Hot Bus Stops Are Overwhelmingly Concentrated in Low-Income Communities
"You're smoking hot" is definitely not a compliment to a bus rider in most low-income areas of the city.
August 12, 2024
‘Save the Slip’: North Brooklynites Urge DOT to Keep Temporary Plaza
The place has become a north Brooklyn staple in just six weeks.
August 10, 2024
