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Brooklyn, Queens Beeps Want ‘Summer Streets’ Too!
A popular, summertime program establishing a car-free corridor on weekends should move beyond its Manhattan origins, officials say.
September 12, 2022
Queens Pol Voted Against Speed Cameras — And Has 27 Speeding Tickets!
Council Member Joann Ariola has racked up 48 violations on her SUV since 2017, including a whopping 27 for speeding in school zones and two for blowing through red lights.
September 9, 2022
CYCLE OF RAGE: The Streetsblog Hot Take on Steve Bannon’s Surrender
Here's our take on the national story of the day!
September 8, 2022
SEE IT: Streetfilms Takes You to NYC’s All-Too-Rare, Car-Free School Streets
School zones don't have to be danger zones.
September 8, 2022
New Year, Same Dangers: Mayor Adams Has Made Only a Tiny Fraction of School Streets Safer
The Adams administration has redesigned a small fraction of streets near schools, leaving the city's 1.75 million children exposed to high rates of car crashes and injuries on school streets as public schools reopen today.
September 8, 2022
As School Returns, Mayor Adams Keeps a Street Safety Tool in the Drawer
Why not implement a school bus safety program that was championed by the guy who is now running the Department of Transportation?
September 7, 2022
Despite ‘Total Buy-In’ From Parents and Pols, Adams Administration Sits on School’s Open Street Request
More than eight months since a Manhattan middle school school applied to participate in the open streets program, its application unapproved — and DOT can't say why.
September 7, 2022
Long-Ignored Far Rockaway Speedway Finally Getting Safety Redesign
Finally, the city will do more than just install speed cameras.
September 6, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Back to Congestion Pricing Edition
Reporters turn their attention back to the issue of the moment. Plus other news from a weekend of tremendous carnage.
September 6, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Labor Day Edition
The city never sleeps, and the carnage doesn't either.
September 5, 2022
