Julianne Cuba
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The Bike Parking Revolution is Growing … in New Jersey, Alas
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Grand Central Terminal will get six secure bike-parking spots from Oonee — part of a large expansion that almost entirely focuses on New Jersey, the company said.
Mayor Issues ‘Gridlock Alert’ Days, But Driving Continues Unabated Because of Poor Policies: Advocates
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Car drivers are basically ignoring the city's “Gridlock Alert” days for the UN General Assembly this week, and the mayor had nothing to say.
#StuckAtDOT: Six Years Later, City May Give Harlem Pedestrians Some Relief … On One Block
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A six-year-old request for a sidewalk extension on a single Harlem block — where pedestrians sometimes outnumber cars three to one — looks like it is finally moving forward.
Breaking: Driver Who Killed Baby Apolline Hit With Manslaughter, DA Says
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The reckless recidivist driver who cops say slammed into a Brooklyn family, killing a 3-month-old baby, is now facing manslaughter charges that were handed up by a grand jury late Friday, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office said.
Mayor Says He Doesn’t Know Why the ‘Reckless Driver’ Law Isn’t Saving Kids from the Deadliest Drivers
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It's like one hand doesn't know what the other hand isn't doing.
Who Failed Baby Apolline? Literally Everyone in Multiple Agencies in All Three Branches of Government
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Failure has many fathers.
Deliveristas Face Yet Another Deadly Threat — Exploding Cheap E-Bike Batteries
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“We want to really stress the seriousness of this situation,” said FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro.
REST IN PEACE, SARAH: Dangerous Williamsburg Intersection Gets Overdue Fix
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It's a safety fix that one victim's family says should have come sooner.
De Blasio’s Deadliest Year: A Senior is Killed By Driver in Bensonhurst
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A Bensonhurst woman is dead after she was run over by the driver of a pickup truck on Friday morning — just days after a six-year-old girl was killed while crossing the street with her mom not far from the scene of Friday's fatal crash.
Pedestrians Will Get More Space on Cramped Lexington Avenue … In 2024
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The city's ongoing systemic discrimination against pedestrians is slowly being remedied. Up next: A key Midtown corridor where walkers outnumber drivers more than four to one.
Watered Down Fifth Avenue ‘Busway’ Inches Forward
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Community Board 5 supports "busway lite."
What Will They Do? Incoming Queens Council Members Share Their Transportation Plans
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Talking to the new crop of Council leaders from the city's biggest, most-diverse borough.