Julianne Cuba
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Recent Posts
No Courtesy, Professionalism or Respect for the Dead: Funeral Homes Blast Placard Abuse
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The only three certainties in life are death, taxes, and placard abuse.
Carmageddon Likely from BQE Repair Work as DOT Will Detour Trucks into Residential Neighborhoods
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Some nights and weekends work will radically alter residential Brooklyn.
Horrified City Calls for Safe, Car-Free Broadway, But Mayor Says ‘Not at This Time’
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Mayor Adams dashed residents' and works' hopes of a new city push to pedestrianize Broadway in the wake of Monday's horrific crash, even as advocates doubled-down on their calls for the slowly changing roadway to be finally rid of cars.
DOT: Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Coming to Ashland Place in Downtown Brooklyn
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And a community board panel, which only recently rejected a plan to fix Schermerhorn Street, approved!
Amid Senior Pedestrian Death Crisis, City Rolls Out Small Safety Initiative
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With more than 40,000 intersections across the city, it will take centuries to hit them at all.
UH, THANKS: City Will Turn a Dead-End Block into a Plaza … But Only When Placarded Teachers Go on Recess
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School's out for summer — but will a play street remain when teachers come back?
Hells Kitchen Residents Oppose Housing for HIV/AIDS Survivors Slated for MTA Parking Lot
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The city wants to pave a parking lot to put up housing for seniors living with HIV. Some Hells Kitchen residents are pushing back against this project in their back yard.
The Blame Game: City Pols Didn’t Back Bill Allowing NYC to Control its Own Speed Limits, State Lawmakers Say
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The legislative session in Albany just ended, but the finger pointing has only gotten started.
Cyclist Killed by Truck Driver on Dangerous Bronx Roadway
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A truck driver killed a cyclist on a notoriously dangerous stretch of Bruckner Boulevard in the South Bronx on Thursday — a fatal crash that police initially blamed on the bike rider.
Update: Jeep Driver Kills 1-Year-Old on Staten Island and Is Later Charged
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A 1-year-old baby is dead after the driver of a Jeep struck him and his mother as they crossed a Staten Island street in the crosswalk on Thursday morning, said cops, who later charged the driver with failure to yield, a minor charge.
At Long Last, City Unveils Schermerhorn Street Redesign
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A new two-way protected bike lane and pedestrian improvements are coming to Downtown Brooklyn, said city officials — who are, finally, not seeking approval from the local community board.
Anatomy of a Sausage: How a Great Bill Got Gutted in Albany’s Mediocrity Factory
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The result, though, is a watered-down bill that shelved tools to rein in reckless drivers that its sponsors Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Deborah Glick said would be transformative.