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Meet State Senator Jessica Ramos — Fighting for Safety and Against de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown
A new State Senator weighs in on e-bikes, car culture and improving transit. After all, this is "New York fucking City," she says.
May 13, 2019
MONEY FOR NOTHING: Transit Authority Gives Manhattan Taxi Fees to Queens Drivers
Public transit riders just got screwed again by entitled car owners.
April 11, 2019
SEE IT! Is This Cop ‘Disoriented’ or Just Road-Raging Through Flushing?
It is unclear what interaction, if any, the officer had with the car in front of him, but it certainly looks like he was angry about something.
April 1, 2019
De Blasio Won’t Say Words ‘Bike Lane’ and ‘Queens Blvd.’ Together
Mayor de Blasio declined to commit to installing a protected bike lane — which is his own administration's plan — as part of the long-delayed final phase of the Queens Boulevard safety redesign.
March 28, 2019
Take That, Haters: Woodhaven Blvd. Bus Lanes Have Sped Up Service With Minimal Impact on Drivers
Another successful SBS line should finally shut up opponents of good bus service.
November 21, 2018
Ignore the NIMBYs and See Sunnyside’s Bike Lanes in Action
One day after 150 pro-parking cranks rallied in Sunnyside to protest safer roadways in their neighborhood, Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. posted a counterpoint: the city's Safer Skillman plan in action.
November 19, 2018
Op-Ed: BQX Streetcar Plan Should Be Scrapped for Bus Rapid Transit
There is a far better, far cheaper alternative to the streetcar: Bus Rapid Transit.
November 12, 2018
Hundreds Enjoy Sunnyside Bike Lanes As NIMBYs Lie Twice and Plot Their Next Move
Scores of cyclists showed their support for the paired protected bike lanes in Sunnyside on Saturday — just as the dead-end opponents prepped their own protest next Sunday with more disinformation.
November 11, 2018
Another Dead Pedestrian in Queens, Capping a Bloody Week for the Borough
More bloodshed in Queens.
November 10, 2018
Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Driver Charged for Killing 90-Year-Old in Queens
Police took immediate action — a stark contrast to the NYPD approach to multiple recent fatal collisions.
November 7, 2018