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Study: Police Killings of Civilians Undercounted By More Than Half
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The number of people killed by police officers in the U.S. has been massively underreported in official statistics over the past four decades, with an additional 17,000 deaths over that period, according to our new research.
Thursday’s Headlines: Go Play in Traffic Edition
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You know the city is becoming unlivable when regular run-of-the-mill wags in the media start noticing how dismal the city is now. Meanwhile, an Assembly Member ran into traffic to avoid a reporter. Plus all the other news.
It’s an Open Plans Grand Slam as Congestion Pricing Zone Hearings End
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Open Plans, the city's newly emerging civic group devoted to livable streets issues (and, full disclosure, the parent company of Streetsblog), sent four activists to testify. Here's what they said...
A Round and a Roundy: Rich Manhattanites Aren’t the Problem (Just Ask Them!)
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Every time there's another bitch session about congestion pricing, the narrative hardens: Every person who drives a car thinks everyone else is the reason Manhattan is such a traffic-choked, sclerotic, pollution-filled mess. Our cartoonist begs to differ.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Impounding the Pavement Edition
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The MTA really showed up the city by impounding a car belonging to a recidivist scofflaw. Plus other news.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Death Knell for the AirTrain Edition
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Gov. Hochul steals the show on an incredibly slow news day.
Monday’s Headlines: How to Blow Up a Pipeline Edition
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A letter to the editor in the Daily News prompts some serious talk about the future of civilization. Plus all the other news from a busy weekend.
Friday’s Headlines: Vision Zero in the News Edition
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The Times notices all the dead pedestrians and cyclists. Plus, all the other news.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Almost Heaven Edition
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Our old man editor is headed back to West Virginia. But first, the news.
A Round and a Roundy: The Mayor’s Unused Arsenal
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Leave it to our national treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy to once again turn the de Blasio administration's war on surrender to gridlock into an indelible, sharable panel.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Lost Keys Edition
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We know our editor is losing it, but on Monday, he lost his keys. Anyone see them? Plus yesterday's real news.
Monday’s Headlines: More Support for Congestion Pricing Edition
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More support for congestion pricing ... plus other news from the weekend.