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SEE IT! The Street Riders’ Latest Mass Cycle Protest — ‘Independence NOT’
Streetfilms' auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. participated — and documented — Saturday night's latest Street Riders NYC ride, dubbed "Independence Not," to highlight the pernicious history of America's tainted Fourth of July holiday.
July 5, 2020
Mayor to Streetsblog: No, I Have Not Fired Any Bad Cops Yet
Mayor de Blasio on Thursday said that no bad cops had yet been fired since he promised, almost exactly a month ago to fire "anybody who should not be a police officer."
July 2, 2020
Op-Ed: Making Black Lives Matter in Street Safety
Our racial-equity lens must foster real policies that can be regularly evaluated and measured.
July 1, 2020
SEE IT: Driver Hurls Firecrackers At Black Lives Matter Protesters
“Police were right there, they saw this happening and didn’t come up the ramp to do anything about it,” said one witness.
June 29, 2020
It’s Official: NYPD Just Stole Streets by Station Houses
Trottenberg cops to the fact that security agency stole the public right of way — but neither she nor the mayor offer any remedy.
June 18, 2020
Trek Bicycles Declines To Divest From NYPD Despite ‘Abhorrent’ Use of Bikes Against Protesters
The company that sells bicycles to the NYPD has refused activists' demands that it divest from its relationship with a brutal department.
June 10, 2020
Op-Ed: Protests Lay Bare Structural Racism in Mass-Transit Policing
Even after COVID-19, the governor and MTA doubled down on hiring more cops for the subway. Will a popular movement open a debate about the control of public space?
June 4, 2020
City Hall: Police Wanted Citi Bike and Revel Scooters Shut Down During Curfew
Blame the NYPD for the end of bike- and scooter-share during the curfew — and also blame the agency for not discussing the matter (or any matter, for that matter).
June 2, 2020
Citi Bike and Revel Scooters Shut Down During Curfew
Gov. Cuomo's 11 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew allows essential workers to drive their cars — but it doesn't allow them to rent a Citi Bike or Revel scooter, Streetsblog has learned.
June 1, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Show of Force Edition
It was a terrible weekend for New York and its mayor. Plus all the other news.
June 1, 2020
