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Thursday’s Headlines: Sleigh Bells Ring, Are You List’ning Edition
At Streetsblog, we wake up every day with a fire in the belly and a song in our hearts. But this afternoon, we'll leave the vitriol at the office and fully give ourselves over to the holiday spirit by showing up at Gracie Mansion to serenade Mayor de Blasio with this year's Streetsblog Christmas carols.
December 13, 2018
Wednesday’s Headlines: The Fare is too Damn High Edition
It's Wednesday, and that means the MTA board will finally decide whether it will accept the blame for a fare hike, or vote it down, and try to cast the blame on Gov. Cuomo, who hasn't established a long-term funding scheme for the cash-strapped agency that just happens to keep our city functioning.
December 12, 2018
Tuesday’s Headlines: Victory Over Rogue Cabbies Edition
Did you see what Streetsblog did yesterday? Hours after we posted a story about a bill by two Bronx council members that would reduce street safety, the legislation was withdrawn.
December 11, 2018
Monday’s Headlines: Sometimes We Visit Stationhouses Edition
The day after we reported that a cop from the 88th Precinct pushed a cyclist for no apparent reason, we paid a visit to the Classon Avenue stationhouse in Clinton Hill to speak to Capt. Lashonda Dyce. She wasn't there and hasn't gotten back to us yet. When she does, we'll fill you in on why one of her officers allegedly did that.
December 10, 2018
Friday’s Headlines: Victory on Morris Park Avenue Edition
We're just so excited that Mayor de Blasio and the Department of Transportation will defy a Bronx community board and redesign dangerous Morris Park Avenue (and, on the record, happy that we played a small role in making it happen).
December 7, 2018
Thursday’s Headlines: Driving Us Crazy Edition
Our annual donation drive continues. Please help us continue to do the great, aggressive work we do (and check back at 12:01 p.m. today when that aggressive approach yields some major fruit.)
December 6, 2018
Wednesday’s Headlines: No USPS in Bike Lanes Today Edition
Today's national day of mourning for George Herbert Walker Bush has an added side benefit: The United States Postal Service says it will not deliver mail on Wednesday to honor the 41st President, father of the 43rd President, World War II hero, former CIA director, sock aficionado, former Vice President and, lest we forget, really good (and sort of ironic) friend of Bill Clinton.
December 5, 2018
Tuesday’s Headlines: Why Don’t MTA Board Members Use the MTA Edition
Yes, it's going to get tiring, but Streetsblog has launched its annual December donation drive, which is what we'll be talking about all month. Please do what you can to help keep the Streetsblog NYC team of Gersh Kuntzman and David Meyer, and Streetsblog USA reporter Angie Schmitt, fighting the livable streets battle for another year. We've had some great victories this year and want to keep the momentum going. So click that yellow rectangle and give if you can.
December 4, 2018
Monday’s Headlines: Hanukkah Gelt Edition
As you can see from the headline on the top of this homepage, Streetsblog has begun its annual December donation drive. Don't be intimidated! Whether you're emptying out your bank account, your wallet or just your couch cushions, we appreciate any gift. So click on the icon to the left, which you will see on every story this month, to lend us a hand so we can keep doing what we do.
December 3, 2018
Friday’s Headlines: ‘You Get a Citi Bike, And You Get a Citi Bike…’ Edition
The day was dominated by some pretty big news: Citi Bike will finally (well, over the next five years) expand, doubling its current coverage and adding 28,000 bikes. Everyone covered it, including Streetsblog, the Daily News (which had blamed Mayor de Blasio in 2017 in a memorable post), the Post, amNY, Bklyner, the Wall Street Journal, and even Endgadget, but not the Times (oddly).
November 30, 2018