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Podcast: What If We Treated Car Crash Sites Like Disaster Zones?
What if our number one concern after a car crash wasn't getting traffic moving again, but making the road safer so no one else gets hurt?
August 8, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: RIP Congestion Pricing Edition
Well, it's pretty obvious that Gov. Hochul's so-called "pause" of congestion pricing is going to be fatal. Plus other news.
August 7, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines: More Summer Streets Than Ever Edition
Summer Streets is a huge hit, as always. Plus more news.
August 6, 2024
Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Long Island City Protected Bike Lane
A truck driver struck and killed a cyclist on 43rd Avenue in Queens early Monday morning.
August 5, 2024
Monday’s Headlines: A Citi Bike Hero is Something to Be Edition
Meet a guy who took a Citi Bike from the Williamsburg Bridge to Montauk Point! Plus other news.
August 5, 2024
Friday’s Headlines: Charged Up Edition
There's a lot of good news in the Department of Transportation's battery announcement on Thursday. Plus other news.
August 2, 2024
Study: The Real Reasons Pedestrian Deaths Surged Along with COVID-19
COVID-19 upended almost everything about U.S. life — but America's pedestrian death crisis continued as normal, a new study finds.
August 2, 2024
Thursday’s Headlines: Criminal Mischief Edition
It was a crazy-busy news day topped with the arrest of a man who is fed up with law enforcement officials breaking the law.
August 1, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: The Weighting is the Hardest Part Edition
Overweight trucks dropped 64 percent on the BQE after the city launched automated weight enforcement. Plus more news.
July 31, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines: Wherefore Art Thou, Gov. Hochul Edition
The big story yesterday was the fact that MTA headquarters is a skyscraper completely surrounded by a lapping sea of red ink. Plus other news.
July 30, 2024