Julianne Cuba
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Bike Angels: Couriers Deliver Food, Supplies To New Yorkers Stuck At Home
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Now these are what you call Bike Angels!
NYPD: Bike Injuries Are Up 43 Percent During Coronavirus Crisis
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If the corona doesn't get you, the car owner might.
City To Open Drive-Through Testing Sites — But What About Those Without A Car?
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The city announced plans to roll out drive-through coronavirus testing centers at five locations across the city, but offered no plan for those without access to a private vehicle.
Mayor Suspends E-Bike Crackdown During Coronavirus Outbreak
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"We will be suspending enforcement while restaurants are take-out and delivery only," said City Hall spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein.
Brooklyn Pol: NYPD Must Include Traffic Crashes In Crime Data
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Council Member Mark Treyger wants New York’s Finest to include traffic crashes its world-renowned crime data portal known as CompStat so that crashes are treated with equal seriousness by the NYPD.
ROWBACK: Mayor Was Only Joking that He’s Afraid to Bike in New York!
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“Mayor de Blasio is failing to lead by example and show New Yorkers that no one should be afraid to bike on their own streets,” said one activist.
Cops Finally Charge Driver Who Ran Over and Killed Queens Senior Last Fall
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Police have arrested the driver who killed an elderly pedestrian last fall — six months after the fatal Queens crash.
Scott Stringer Says $11B BQE Tunnel Plan Doesn’t Move City Past Robert Moses Era
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The comptroller doesn't like the current (and fancy) plans to fix the highway for two reasons: there'd still be too many cars, and poorer neighborhoods won't benefit.
SEE IT: Armed Security Guard Tackles Cyclist In Manhattan Bike Lane
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WTF is wrong with some people? And better yet, why can they carry guns?
Forgetting Something? Engineers Hired For BQE Advice Didn’t Study Reducing Car Use
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You get what you pay for: The engineering firm hired by the Council wasn't asked to consider car-reduction strategies, which is why the firm didn't present any.
Trucker Who Killed 3-Year-Old Boy In Harlem Blames Child’s Mother For Not Holding His Hand
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“It’s being made out like I did something wrong, I did not,” the killer driver told Streetsblog. “The mother should have had the child in her hand.”
Another Senior Is Killed By Uncharged Driver On Bell Boulevard
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Another senior citizen has been run over and killed on Bell Boulevard in Queens — and the driver was once again not charged.