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Majority of New Yorkers Want Street Safety Improvements, Bike and Bus Lanes: Poll
“The majority of New Yorkers want streets that prioritize people,” Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Danny Harris said.
January 26, 2021
Re-Emergence of ‘Broadway Vision’ Plan Startles Some
Pedestrianization at Union Square gains impetus from a business-improvement district — not the DOT.
January 25, 2021
Cops Seize Brooklyn Playground — Again — For Private Parking Lot, Threaten to Arrest Reporter for Trespassing
The Parks Department promised to evict the police so kids could play in the open air, but, well, cops...
November 6, 2020
Astoria District Manager Demands Citi Bike Docks Take Sidewalk Space To Save Parking
Every battle that has already been won has to be waged and won again and again and again.
October 27, 2020
Mayor: Cops Who Speed in their Private Cars May Be Speeding ‘In the Line of Duty’
"A certain percentage of the time it's in the line of duty or people are rushing to a job," the mayor believes.
August 10, 2020
ANOTHER RETREAT: De Blasio Fails to Rein in Recklessly Driving Police Officers
In the end, de Blasio defined police deviancy down.
July 27, 2020
Recklessly Driving Brooklyn Cop Has Gotten 12 More Speeding Tickets Since Last Year
Some cops never learn — and never get taught a lesson by their superiors.
July 20, 2020
Op-Ed: Protecting Transit Workers During — and After — the COVID Crisis
The virus has exposed widespread failures in how we protect our essential workforce. Here's the actions agencies must take now and after the pandemic subsides.
April 14, 2020
Op-Ed: For a Safe, Healthy City, We Need an Auto-Free Zone in Manhattan
COVID-19 underscores that closing streets to traffic and enhancing amenities in the crowded core will be vital to the survival of urban America.
April 1, 2020
Op-Ed: Let’s Build a Network of ‘Quiet Streets’
COVID19 demonstrates the need for more space for people — like this gorgeous rendering above.
March 30, 2020
