We’re in Good Hands With Allstate
Above: A message from Allstate, the company that recently stopped renewing New York City home insurance policies due to the increasing risk of global warming-induced hurricanes. Spotted on Broadway near 9th Street.
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Sean Roche of Newton Streets and Sidewalks sends along a good one: Allstate found that that drivers in Flint and Warren, Michigan were some of the "most improved" when it came to reducing the number of car crashes. The insurance company rewarded motorists in those towns with ten free gallons of gas. What was the […]
Two NY Auto Insurers Now Reward Motorists for Driving Less
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Allstate has joined Progressive Insurance as the second company to offer New Yorkers the chance to save money with usage-based car insurance. Like its cousin, pay-as-you-drive insurance, usage-based insurance rewards people for driving less. On top of that, by constantly monitoring how people drive, it creates incentives based on behaviors that can’t be tracked by […]
Millennials Drive A Lot — But Wish They Didn’t
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A new survey reveals a stark generational divide about cars and driving — and how few alternatives Americans of any age have for getting around.
‘Open Culture’ Program Must Be Equitable and Expansive, Says Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Others
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New York "open culture" program could spur cultural activity across all five boroughs and into neighborhoods with little access to arts programming — if City Hall does it right, said advocates and the council member who created the program.
Eyes on the Street: This Year’s First “Street Seats” Have Begun to Sprout
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It’s Street Seats season — the time of year when curbside seating replaces parking to reclaim some space for people, at least for the summer. Street Seats are installed by DOT. The seats, which fold up at night, are maintained by an adjacent sponsoring business and are open to the public. DOT received 22 applications for Street Seats […]
Eyes on the Street: First Signs of Greenway Construction on West Street
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More than three years after it was approved by Brooklyn Community Board 1’s transportation committee, construction on the West Street segment of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway is finally underway. The Department of Design and Construction confirmed that current work on West Street is related to the greenway. The project will turn West Street into a one-way […]