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Wednesday’s Headlines: Halfway There Edition
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We're already halfway through the work week, so let's keep the frenetic pace going and get you up to speed fast — with today's news digest.
A Round and a Roundy: The Longest Distance Between Two Points
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This week's cartoon is more of a meme of something that's been bugging national treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy for a while.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Eric Adams Just Solved the Car Problem Edition
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Why bother to reduce car use — or even stop parking on the sidewalks surrounding Brooklyn Borough Hall — when you can just paint your way to clean air, says Eric Adams. Plus all the other news.
Friday’s Headlines: Big Washout Edition
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Rain, rain, go away — come on back some other day ... when we're not dying to be outside because we've been cooped up for 15 months. Plus all the other news.
Wednesday’s Headlines: The Awful Entitlement of the Car Driver Edition
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Aw, pity poor suburbanite Evan Roberts. Plus all the other news.
A Round and a Roundy: Anti-Open Streets Crusaders Have their Heads in the Sand, Asses
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Our national treasure cartoonist has been paying attention to the arguments against open streets — and he finds them absurd.
Tuesday’s Headlines: De Blasio Gets With His Own Program Edition
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Mayor de Blasio tweeted support for his administration's open streets program, using surprisingly Streetsbloggy language. Plus all the other news of the day.
Monday’s Headlines: Busman’s Holiday Edition
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Check out our editor's peaceful ride on a Vermont murderstrip. Plus all the other news.
Endorsement Time: StreetsPAC Makes its Initial Council Selections
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With City Council primary elections just one month away, StreetsPAC, the city's only political action committee dedicated to livable streets issues, has released its coveted endorsements in 15 races. Here they are.
Friday’s Headlines: Big Day Ahead Edition
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A lot is going to happen today, so let's get you up to speed fast.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Jurors Love Us Edition
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A juror in a Brooklyn criminal case told a judge on Tuesday that his favorite publication is Streetsblog! Plus all the other news of the day.
A Round and Roundy: Open Streets ARE the Compromise
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Our national treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy has read all the support for a linear park in Jackson Heights so, of course, he found the exact way to frame this story: what's a "compromise" if every street in this city is covered in cars?