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Manhattan Council Member Demands Safety Improvements on 10th and 11th Aves
“We essentially have four-lane highways running through the heart of our community,” said new Council Member Erik Bottcher.
February 3, 2022
Analysis: The Decline and Fall of Mandatory Parking Minimums
Was 2021 the year that U.S. planners finally lost faith in minimum parking requirements? It certainly seems so.
February 1, 2022
OPINION: Saving Children’s Lives Should Not Be Open to Debate
Apolline Mong-Guillemin led a short life — just three months. But her life, which ended because it's too easy for reckless drivers to kill pedestrians in this city, must have a greater purpose.
January 31, 2022
State Bill Would Eliminate Parking Minimums in the City
“How backwards is it in this day and age, while trying to promote mass transit and alternate modes of transportation, to have mandatory minimums for the automobile,” said state Sen. Brad Hoylman.
January 31, 2022
Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Underscores Urgent Need For Fix-It-First Policy
The collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh is just a preview of potential disasters to come under the new infrastructure legislation, which continues to allow states to prioritize building new capacity for drivers over repairing existing stuff.
January 29, 2022
Who Wants To Give The MTA Half A Billion Dollars?
Is the MTA in financial trouble or not? Yes.
January 28, 2022
WHAT IS TO BE DONE? Experts Discuss Subway Crime, Death, Homelessness
"There will be a humanitarian crisis until we pay to solve it," said one activist.
January 26, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Sheldon Silver is Dead Edition
The longtime Albany power, whose misuse of said power led to his eventual conviction for corruption, died at age 77. Plus other news.
January 25, 2022
SPEED DEMON: PBA President Pat Lynch is Driven Around Really Fast!
The 2021 Chevy Suburban in which the police union president was chauffeured has a staggering 29 school-zone speeding violations since 2016, the most recent on Jan. 6 in Queens, according to city data.
January 24, 2022
Speaker Adams Offers Misinformation on Speed Cameras
Concern about speed cameras is popular among drivers, anti-government folk and, apparently, the Council Speaker, too.
January 21, 2022
