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Op-Ed: City Must Include Street Vendors in Any Outdoor Dining Push
How the "al fresco" movement could help under-served — and often harassed — immigrant-owned businesses.
May 19, 2020
Op-Ed: Survey Shows Demand for More Bike Lanes
Upper West Siders urgently want more protected bike lanes in order to accommodate an expected surge of newbie cyclists after the coronavirus pandemic — pointing the way forward for our city.
May 19, 2020
Op-Ed: The Mayor’s ‘Open Streets’ Program is Failing Staten Island
Staten Island has the second-highest rate of COVID-19 infections, yet the least amount of open streets.
May 18, 2020
To My Bronx Neighbors: Please Don’t Take Our Awesome Open Street Away!
Yes, pro-car Council Member Mark Gjonaj is at it again.
May 15, 2020
Op-Ed: A Tale of (Transporting) Two Families
Mobility options are unequal for different classes of New Yorkers — but not if we decide to invest in transportation alternatives.
May 11, 2020
Op-Ed: City Must Stop Racially Biased Policing — During COVID and Beyond
Mayor de Blasio's tone-deaf excuses for cops' bad behavior need to stop, too.
May 9, 2020
‘Ask the Mayor’ Questioner: I Was Hit By a Driver — And de Blasio Failed Me
Caiti Borruso says the mayor has failed her and her Ocean Hill neighbors. On Friday, the mayor disagreed. But we're giving Borruso the last word, with a touching, rage-filled, completely appropriate op-ed.
May 8, 2020
Op-Ed: Feds Must Help Keep Transit Running
Transit is the only option for thousands of low-income essential workers — and essential for the revival of the regional economy — as New Jersey shows.
May 7, 2020
Op-Ed: ‘Open Streets’ Must Lead to Permanent Changes in Our City
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Instead of going back to the old New York, choked with pollution and cars that don't move, we can decide what kind of city we want. Change the streets and change the city.
May 4, 2020
KOMANOFF: ‘Gridlock Sam’ Ups The Ante
You gotta hand it to “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz. Here's why.
May 1, 2020
