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Vigil for Robert Spencer — And More Demands for Polly Trottenberg to Just Build Bike Lanes
A family mourns — and demands that the city do more to make sure a seventh cyclist isn't killed this year.
March 16, 2019
CYCLE OF PRAISE: Kudos to Mayor de Blasio for Supporting Congestion Pricing
Mayor de Blasio's embrace of congestion pricing this week deserves to be praised, no matter how long it took him to come around to what the rest of us have long known.
February 27, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor de Blasio’s War on Delivery Cyclists is Elitist and Betrays ‘Fairest City’ Boast
Fairest city in America? Hardly, when we have a mayor who gleefully punishes the lowest-wage workers — whose jobs only exist because rich people hire them.
February 20, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: Cyclists! Unite Today Against NYPD Violence and Intimidation
Cyclists are angry after one of their own is tackled by a cop. But that's just a symbol of a long-simmering rage at the way bicyclists are treated in this city.
February 8, 2019
APP-HORRENT! Google Maps Now Helps Drivers Avoid Speed Cameras
The NYPD has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the ubiquitous tech giant demanding it stop aiding scofflaws.
February 6, 2019
OPINION: Gov. Cuomo Is Talking Crazy About Congestion Pricing — But He May Be Crazy Like a Fox
Gov. Cuomo said the wrong thing about transit on Wednesday — but he said it for the right reason.
January 29, 2019
NO LAUGHING MATTER: This Whoopi Goldberg Thing is a Watershed Moment
Well, if nothing else, Whoopi Goldberg just showed how badly we need a bike mayor.
January 17, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: NIMBY Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Sees Himself as Jane Jacobs Fighting Robert Moses
A long call with the lawyer for a group of Village residents who want bike and bus lanes removed reveals a powerful mix of delusion, elitism and wealth.
January 14, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mr. Mayor, Commit Now to Retaining L-Train Improvements
The mayor must keep the streetscape improvements — the bus lanes, the bike lanes, the carpool restrictions, the 14th Street busway, the ferries, the extended G trains, etc. — that were set in place for the L-train shutdown.
January 5, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor de Blasio is Blind to the Real Terror — Cars!
We don't have a democratically elected government anymore in New York City — we have a government by irrational old ladies.
November 28, 2018
