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NYC Transforms Site of Award-Winning Outdoor Dining Space Into Street Parking
When Mayor Eric Adams grabbed a sledgehammer and knocked down an unused outdoor dining structure in Koreatown last week, his administration suggested that not all of these hard-won, carless public spaces would revert back to parking.
August 25, 2022
Can This Documentary Get Americans to Care About Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths?
A new documentary aims to tell the dramatic story of America's escalating pedestrian and cyclist death crisis — and hopefully, inspire non-advocates to get involved in the movement to end the epidemic.
August 25, 2022
NYPD To Brooklyn Man: Your 311 Illegal Parking Complaints Are ‘Wasting Our Time’
"I'm informing you that we are not responding to your calls," an officer in the 88th Precinct told the Fort Greene resident over the phone last week in response to the resident's 311 complaints about illegal parking. "You are wasting our time ... with these silly jobs."
August 24, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: Farewell to an Intern Edition
Lawmakers gathered in Ridgewood to demand more safety improvements just three days after delivery worker Be Tran was killed. And we said goodbye to a great intern (pictured). Plus other news.
August 18, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Yes, We’re Still Talking About Congestion Pricing, Aren’t You Edition
We still can't get enough about congestion pricing. And this weekend brought more news after last week's document dump from the MTA. Plus other news.
August 15, 2022
Video Raises Questions About Possible Police Chase Before Fatal Inwood Crash
As the video shows, at least four cops arrived on the scene just 10 seconds after impact.
August 8, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Missing the Point Edition
Local writers (but not Dave Colon, pictured) must have heatstroke or something because they can't seem to understand the significance of the Very Important Topics about which they are covering. Plus other news.
August 8, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Will the Rain Cool Us Off Edition
A line of widely scattered thunderstorms moved through the city last night, but don't expect cooler temps to prevail — the Baked Apple is still a global warming victim. Try to hit a public pool on your way home from work. Until then, here's our news roundup from yesterday.
August 5, 2022
Advocates Rue Axing of High Speed Rail From Climate Bill
The Democrats' decision to axe high speed rail from the climate bill has some advocates wondering what it will take for lawmakers to finally understand the environmentally transformative potential of the mode.
August 4, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: All About deGrom Edition
We could do a long intro about all the exciting street safety news that happened yesterday, but all we care about is that Jacob deGrom is back and looking good. So take a breath, and start your day with yesterday's news digest:
August 3, 2022
