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Wednesday’s Headlines: Vindication Edition
Here's a criminal mischief update! Plus other news.
March 29, 2023
March (Parking) Madness: The Western Regional Final!
It's the first matchup in our Final Four: Manhattan's worse vs. the most shameful that The Bronx had to offer. Come for the tournament, stay for the feral cats!
March 29, 2023
Stop the Stops? Speaker Adams Wants to ‘Overhaul’ NYPD Traffic Enforcement
The NYPD should "move away" from police-initiated traffic stops that disproportionately target people of color and can lead to police brutality, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said on Monday — offering uncharacteristic support for a central pillar of a progressive-wing movement to reform the police department.
March 28, 2023
March (Parking) Madness: The Brooklyn Borough Final is East New York’s to Lose
This matchup is a bit like Ali-Spinks — but, of course, remember that Leon Spinks did indeed beat The Greatest on that 1978 night in Vegas. Still, bookies have the 75th Precinct as the overwhelming favorite. Read all about why.
March 23, 2023
March (Parking) Madness: It’s Time for the Bronx Borough Final
The battle for Boogie Down bragging rights is on as the 43rd Precinct takes on the 47th in a Soundview vs. Wakefield battle that evokes Holyfield and Tyson. Don't forget to vote!
March 22, 2023
City Begins Long Process of Making it Harder to Evade Speed Cameras
Scores of online vendors are still selling egregious plate obscurers, and even a brick-and-mortar retailer that had been warned by the city was still hawking an illegal cover.
March 21, 2023
March (Parking) Madness: The 102nd vs 106th is an Epic Battle for the Soul of Queens
The final first-round battle in our annual competition was worth waiting for!
In the 102nd Precinct of Richmond Hill, Queens, you're confronted by astoundingly bad manners and bad driving. At the 106th Precinct just to the south in Ozone Park, you're confounded by filthy and disrespect.
It's really hard to choose. So read the descriptions in the story — and remember to vote as if your neighborhood depended on it (because it might!).
March 21, 2023
After a Child’s Death, Can Newtown Road Be Reimagined?
Is this really the best the city can do?
March 20, 2023
‘Major Victory’: Drivers Getting Nabbed With Fewer Speeding Tickets: City
The city’s speed cameras are spitting out less tickets to drivers than they were six months ago, Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said — and that's good.
March 17, 2023
March (Parking) Madness: Bash at the Beach
Today's competition is a beach-side battle pitting the Rockaway peninsula's two precincts against each other. Befitting the good vibes of the nearby beach, the entire experience was pretty chill, save for a burned-out car getting its own parking spot for some reason.
March 17, 2023
