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Monday’s Headlines: What’s the Fix for Subway Murders? Edition
The punitive approach isn't going to work. Plus other news.
October 3, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: The MTA Blows Its Congestion Pricing Analysis Edition
The authority finds ever-more-creative ways to blow holes in a good thing. Plus other news.
September 29, 2022
OPINION: To Defeat the New Electric Dodge Muscle Cars, Amp Up Sound Cameras
The Charger Daytona SRT Banshee is being pitched as a big, fat thumb in the eye of "authority." Well, authority needs to stick a thumb back.
September 28, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Apples and Honey Edition
Forgive us if we get a little bit of a slow start this morning, but we indulged in a bit too many apples and too much honey last night as we rang in 5783 last night. But we did manage to read through all the stories over the weekend to give you this handy news digest.
September 26, 2022
Upper East Side Community Board Votes for Crosstown Bike Lanes
Carling Mott did not die in vain.
September 22, 2022
Cops Say They’ve Arrested the ‘Ghost Truck’ Driver Who Killed a 5-Year-Old
Police say they have arrested the pickup truck driver who ran over and killed a 5-year-old boy in Queens earlier this month.
September 21, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: No Comment Edition
A 9-year-old boy was killed on Friday as he walked on a sidewalk in Sheepshead Bay by a driver. It was all over the news (and on our site, too). On Monday, we asked City Hall if the mayor would like to comment. [Insert cricket sounds here.] Plus other news.
September 20, 2022
Slaughter of the Innocents: 9-Year-Old Mowed Down By Reckless Driver
A 9-year-old child was run down and killed on a Sheepshead Bay sidewalk by a driver turning into a driveway, police said on Saturday, adding that the driver was not charged.
September 18, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Blame the Bike Lane Edition
The New York Post's coverage of this weekend's fatal crash in the Bronx ended up making news — and not for the right reason. Plus other news.
September 12, 2022
CRASH TEST: Electric Cars are More Dangerous than Conventional Cars, Says Global Insurance Company
"A look at the accident statistics shows that drivers of electric cars cause 50 percent more collisions with damage to their own vehicles than those of conventional combustion engines," the insurance giant AXA said.
September 9, 2022
