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OPINION: On Nov. 8, Yes, Vote, But to Rebuild New York, Make Your Ideas Heard
Casting a ballot on Election Day has always been important, but it has never been quite enough to meaningfully transform the lives of everyday New Yorkers. The story of the effort to deck over the Cross Bronx Expressway illustrates why.
November 1, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: NYCHA Backs Down From Banning E-Bikes on its Property
This controversy has been extinguished.
October 21, 2022
First-in-the-Nation Charging Hubs for Delivery Workers Coming Soon to Abandoned Newsstands
October 3, 2022
Pols and Advocates Pushing E-Bike Battery Fix Beyond Blanket Bans
The city's proposed ban on e-bikes on Housing Authority property would force some residents to choose between a roof over their head and a job.
August 17, 2022
What Does Schumer’s ‘Greenway Bucks’ Mean for NYC?
A lot! But don't break out the bikes just yet.
August 11, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Wait, What’s Wrong with High Gas Prices Edition
We asked Mayor de Blasio about the high price of gasoline. And he gave a terrible answer. Plus all the other news of the day.
November 16, 2021
OPINION: Feds Must Invest in NY Subway, Not Roads, to Meet Climate Goals
Congressional legislation does virtually nothing to encourage other Americans to reduce their carbon output like transit-dependent, cramped-apartment New Yorkers.
August 31, 2021
Reconciliation Bill Will Go Big on EVs, But Schumer’s Numbers Don’t Meet Climate Goals
The massive reconciliation bill under consideration in Congress would fall short of achieving our greenhouse gas reduction target — and the climate wins it does achieve would come disproportionately from consumer incentives for electric vehicles, rather than by shifting drivers out of cars.
August 26, 2021
Boondoggle: ‘Transit Guy’ Chuck Schumer is Foolishly Supporting the Widening of NY Route 17, Locals Say
Construction interests — and Sen. Schumer — want to add a lane to the Catskills artery. It's madness.
March 15, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Get Out of Joe’s Way, Governor, Mayor and Senator!
He has the rope! And the man is drowning in quicksand! So why are the governor, the mayor and the senator not telling him?!
February 3, 2021
