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Broad Coalition Demands Mayor Adams Properly Manage New York’s Busiest Places: The Curb
It's a popular front against "chaos at the curb."
May 19, 2022
Urban Design Forum Envisions Street-Based ‘Platform’ for a ‘Thriving City’
The group's new report, "Streets Ahead," articulates goals that won't be controversial for Streetsblog readers, but may sound new to New Yorkers who think of streets only as repositories for free car storage.
May 18, 2022
New App Helps Reckless Drivers Thumb Their Noses at City’s Speed Cameras
Even as Albany lawmakers slow-walk the renewal of New York's speed camera system, a new cellphone app is helping reckless drivers avoid the devices entirely.
May 13, 2022
OPINION: Extend the Houston Street Bike Lane from River to River
The lane — which is being striped now — must run from the East River to its natural terminus, at Hudson River Park.
May 12, 2022
Two Scooter Companies Claim They Have the Tech to Stop Sidewalk Parking
Two e-scooter-share companies, Bird and Lime, unveiled new tech for combatting the single-biggest complaint about scooters: riders who leave them all over the sidewalk.
May 11, 2022
OPINION: Stopping the Lawless Drivers Behind Our Traffic Violence Crisis
Less than 1 percent of motorists cause most of the havoc. We can take countermeasures.
May 10, 2022
Yet Another Report Makes Clear Case for City Control of Speed Cameras
Almost 60 percent of road fatalities in the five boroughs occur in the hours when the cameras are, by current law, unable to issue tickets.
May 10, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Popularity Contest Edition
Here's what we really hate: a defeatist attitude that empowers drivers and maintains car culture. Plus other news.
May 6, 2022
OPINION: NYPD Officers Must Live in the City They Serve Rather Than Being an ‘Occupying Force’
State Sen. Kevin Parker makes the case for enacting a residency requirement for cops.
May 6, 2022
Manhattan Pol to NYPD: Follow the Law on Placard Misuse
Manhattan City Council Member Gale Brewer (inset) is the latest elected official to demand that the NYPD follow the law when it comes to cracking down on placard abuse by city workers including, mostly, cops.
May 5, 2022