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‘No Better Place’: Mamdani Must Pedestrianize Financial District
Residents of Lower Manhattan have been demanding pedestrianized streets for decades, but the city and Big Business keep thwarting them. Sounds like a job for Mayor Mamdani.
December 8, 2025
‘Pedestrianize’ the Financial District, Lower Manhattan Council Member Says
Downtown Council Member Chris Marte says the city refuses to launch a $500K downtown pedestrianization study funded by his predecessor.
August 29, 2025
Does FreshDirect Need To Follow Parking Rules? The Police Don’t Seem To Think So
I fought FreshDirect and the trucks won.
August 4, 2023
FIRST PERSON: How I Got a Traffic Agent to Write a Ticket Against a Placard Perp!
You won't believe how hard it is to get a cop to write a ticket on a car with an illegal license plate cover!
August 5, 2022
Eyes on the Street: The Dawn of a Better Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane!
The road to nowhere is on its way to oblivion.
July 14, 2022
FiDi Shared Streets Advocates Press DOT to Show ‘Urgency’ on Neighborhood Makeover
Why is this taking so long?
July 1, 2022
FiDi Commuting Habits Make Strong Case for Full Pedestrianization
Lower Manhattan residents are voting with their feet for an aggressive pedestrianization program in their neighborhood.
August 12, 2020
Wall Street Traders Are Not Traitors — They WANT to Use Public Transit
The Masters of the Universe want to be more down to earth.
May 26, 2020
Carpocalypse Now: NYSE Traders Return to Work on Tuesday — Barred from Public Transit
The influx of car commuters that many experts believe will be a long-term affect of the coronavirus pandemic begins in earnest on Tuesday with the reopening of the NYSE trading floor — and its ban on public transit.
May 25, 2020
Streetsies 2019: Placard Abuse of the Year
We live in hope that this scourge, after many reform attempts, will end. But we're not counting on it.
December 27, 2019
