Kevin Duggan
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Vanderbilt Avenue Open Street Could Be Model for Trash Containerization: Report
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The Vanderbilt Avenue open street in Brooklyn could become a blueprint for how the city can finally containerize its trash for collection, a new analysis reveals.
March (Parking) Madness: The Manhattan Borough Final Pits Midtown vs. Uptown
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Which Manhattan precinct has what it takes to advance to face the Bronx borough champions in the Western Regional?
20-20 Vision Zero: Mayor Adams Wants to Create a Harlem River Greenway
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Mayor Adams wants to build a seven-mile greenway along the Harlem River in the Bronx, turning the borough's wasteland western waterfront into a safe route for Boogie Down bicyclists and pedestrians from Van Cortlandt Park to Randalls Island.
March (Parking) Madness: It’s Time for the Bronx Borough Final
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The battle for Boogie Down bragging rights is on as the 43rd Precinct takes on the 47th in a Soundview vs. Wakefield battle that evokes Holyfield and Tyson. Don't forget to vote!
More is More: City Unveils Painted ‘Super Sidewalks’ Expansions in Hells Kitchen
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A recently completed, decade-long overhaul of the sewers and water mains on Ninth Avenue in Manhattan gave city officials the chance to expand pedestrian space on the strip — a design feature DOT on Tuesday pledged to roll out to other parts of the city.
Analysis: City Ignored BQE Panel Recs To Ease Local Traffic From Two-Lane Conversion
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The city has failed to adopt key recommendations by its own appointed experts to curb congestion near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway after officials reduced the highway from six to four lanes — and the Adams administration may be now using that same congestion as a justification for building a wider highway.
DOUBLE THE FUN: Brooklyn Pol Wants 100 Miles of New Protected Bike Lanes Every Year
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The city should build 100 miles of protected bike lanes a year, doubling the number that it already is required to build under the Streets Plan.
Clean Curbs Pilot ‘Not Scalable’ Citywide, Says DSNY Commish
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The Department of Sanitation's test project to containerize trash pickup on one residential block won't work on a citywide level, the agency's chief said on Wednesday, so New York's Strongest will need a better strategy to clear Big Apple sidewalks of their notorious rubbish mountains.
EYES ON THE STREET: Hochul’s Plan for LaGuardia-Bound Buses Will Need Lots of Help
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Gov. Hochul's proposed bus to LaGuardia Airport has the chance to work — if planners get cars out of the way.
EXCLU: Many MTA Board Members Barely Use Their Free MetroCards
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Whatever happened to first-hand knowledge?
March (Parking) Madness: Another First Round Battle in the Bronx
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The Bronx brawl moves to a pair of north-eastern precincts where cops deposit their personal vehicles in green spaces and footpaths outside their station houses, and drive with reckless abandon around the Boogie Down and beyond.
State Pols Call on DOTs to Counter E-Bike ‘Demonization’
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Inaction by the two agencies could give state lawmakers or local municipalities a political opening to ban e-bike and e-scooter use completely on safety grounds, the group of state senators warned.