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State Lawmaker Wants To Override City’s ‘Stupid’ Winter Curbside Dining Ban
New legislation would force the city to allow curbside outdoor dining year-round after the city's arbitrary winter ban decimated the popular program.
April 1, 2025
Council Transportation Chair Asks DOT To Rip Up a Bike Lane
The same Queens pol who berates the DOT for failing to build enough bike lanes wants one torn out of her district.
March 24, 2025
Manhattan Community Boards Unite in Call for 34th St. Busway
The leaders of Manhattan Community Boards 4, 5 and 6 want Mayor Adams to put a busway on "the entire length" of 34th Street.
March 18, 2025
Public Grilling: Queens Panel Berates Opponents of Bob Holden’s E-Bike Registration Bill
Queens cyclists who came out to oppose an e-bike registration bill faced hostile questions from their local community board.
March 14, 2025
Chinatown Pols Renew Push for Cars on Park Row, But Residents Say No
Politicians say getting cars back on Park Row is their top priority — but locals don't want that.
March 13, 2025
Cross-Bronx Cap ‘Potentially Feasible’ — But Expensive: Report
Here's a plan for a highway that isn't a scar. Now all we need is the money.
March 11, 2025
‘On Day 1’: Lander Vows To Finish McGuinness Safety Redesign that Eric Adams Botched
The mayoral hopeful advances a plan abandoned by the current officeholder.
March 10, 2025
Chinatown Business Owners Who Drive to Work Say That Congestion Pricing is Bad
Shops in Lower Manhattan claim they're losing business in a survey full of hearsay.
March 10, 2025
Riverdale Pols Push for Some Street Safety, But Balk at More Serious Interventions
To really make streets safer, Riverdale will have to reduce all that space for cars.
March 10, 2025
Investigation: NYPD Nixed Thousands of Calls at Coney Island Station Before Horrifying Fire Attack
Nearly two-thirds of calls from the station were closed out just seconds after they were assigned to a police unit, evidence that nothing is being done to help troubled people like Debrina Kawam.
March 3, 2025