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UPDATED: Parks Department Removes Key Part of Bay Ridge Bike Network
"Why does any agency get to unilaterally decide that a bikeway should be removed?" one activist asked.
March 10, 2020
Costa Constantinides: Break the Car Culture of Queens — With Better Transit and More Biking!
"Our borough is long overdue for a holistic transit plan that provides reliable bus and subway service to get people out of their cars," said the would-be Queens borough president. Vote on March 24.
March 10, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: No, You’re Not Going Crazy Edition
You're right! We didn't do headlines on Friday — so we're compensating with lots and lots of news today!
March 9, 2020
Op-Ed: The Second Avenue Subway’s Lessons for American Transit
How to avoid the mistakes that make the East Side line, the most costly subway extension ever built.
March 9, 2020
Defying Evidence, NYPD Won’t Say Driver was Speeding in Fatal Bay Ridge Crash
The badly damaged car — parked near the Bay Ridge police stationhouse — is riddled with damage consistent with striking a pedestrian at an excessive speed.
March 8, 2020
Queens Pol (And Would-Be Borough President) Demands a Busway in Jamaica
Council Member Donovan Richards — who is also running for Beep — said Archer Avenue in Jamaica should go car free to support better transit.
March 6, 2020
UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Speeding Driver in Bay Ridge
“I am deeply shaken by [this] death of a pedestrian — killed by a speeding driver," said the area's state senator.
March 5, 2020
INFILTRATED! Staten Island Anti-Camera Facebook Group Celebrates Speeders, Trump
The Facebook group that serves as the voice of the Yellow Ribbon Vigilante Movement on Staten Island is dominated by unrepentant violent Trumpist lawbreakers.
March 4, 2020
Roosevelt Island — Home of ‘Four Freedoms’ Park — May Get Four Citi Bike Stations
One more hole in the bike-share network gets filled. Now, can the city finally put Citi Bikes in the Hasidic portion of Williamsburg?
March 4, 2020
Streetsblog Editor Gets Second Violent Threat from Staten Islander in Favor of Reckless Driving
Streetsblog's effort to slow down drivers on the speedway borough of Staten Island is definitely angering speeders — the website received a second threatening call this morning.
March 3, 2020
