Julianne Cuba
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REPORT: City Spent More to Settle Crash Suits Last Year
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Injuries caused by city employees behind the wheel of their taxpayer-funded government cars cost the city close to $150 million in settlements last year — 33 percent more than they did just one year earlier, a new report shows.
Queens Borough President Reappoints Community Board Member Who Said Pedestrians ‘Deserve’ to Die
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“Democracy is at its strongest when the voices of all the people it serves are elevated," Beep Donovan Richards said. And that apparently goes for Kim Ohanian, too.
DOT Won’t Say — And Mayor Doesn’t Know — When the Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Will Be Finished
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The long-stalled project was first supposed to be done in the summer of 2018. What's going on?
Recidivist Reckless Driver Hits and Kills 23-Year-Old in Brooklyn
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The fatal vehicle — a Jeep — has 10 serious moving violations on its record.
CYCLISTS AGONISTES: New Video Shows that First Avenue Also Needs Wider Bike Lanes
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To paraphrase "Jaws," we're going to need a bigger bike lane.
Mayor: Andrew Yang is Wrong about Flushing Busway, But Candidate Doubles Down
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"I remain committed to the busway in Flushing because this is about thousands and thousands of people," de Blasio said on Tuesday.
Upper East Side Candidate Billy Freeland One-Ups Competitor By Calling for Replacing FDR Drive
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An Upper East Side council hopeful is pushing his own bold vision for transportation in a neighborhood council race that is already one of the most progressive in town.
New Sunset Park and Red Hook Warehouses Mean More Death from Trucks: Locals
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Locals have resisted residential rezoning, but now are faced with another crisis: massive distribution centers and more truck traffic.
The Best And Worst Answers At The Mayoral Transportation Forum (AKA the Transit Nerd Super Bowl)
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So who did best at the “transportation forum”? Here’s our analysis.
Electeds Call for Wider Bike Lanes on Second Avenue and Beyond
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A growing chorus recognizes the danger, lack of equity on roadways as the cycling boom mounts.
Strong Majority Supports Adding Cameras Over Cops: TransAlt
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Roughy 78 percent, including 73 percent of drivers, support adding more speed safety cameras.
Manhattan DA Drops Charges Against Reckless Driver Who Totaled Luxury Car
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The Manhattan District Attorney’s office dropped all charges against a notoriously reckless car buff who was allegedly high on drugs.