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Wednesday’s Headlines: Power Play Edition
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The day started with a press release from the Biden administration about electric cars and ended with lots of questions. Plus other news.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Mayoral Mercy Mission Edition
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As New Yorkers, we appreciate that our mayor headed to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to help. We're just not sure why his entourage included so many political people with no obvious expertise. Plus other news.
Monday’s Headlines: Apples and Honey Edition
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Forgive us if we get a little bit of a slow start this morning, but we indulged in a bit too many apples and too much honey last night as we rang in 5783 last night. But we did manage to read through all the stories over the weekend to give you this handy news digest.
Streetfilms: Paris Kicks New York’s Ass as a Biking Capital
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People have been visiting Paris for centuries for the food, the wine, the museums, the cheese and even the snails, but when New Yorkers head to the City of Light these days, all they see are the bike lanes.
Friday’s Headlines: Bombshell over DOT Edition
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Yesterday's news was dominated (if we say so ourselves) by our own investigative reporter Jesse Coburn's deep dive into whether the Department of Transportation is (excuse the pun) firing on all cylinders. Plus other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: Congestion Pricing Deniers Edition
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Mayor Adams picked a weird time to suddenly pretend that he doesn't support congestion pricing. Plus other stories.
The Brake: Would a Car-Light City Really Be ‘Quiet’?
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This week on our podcast, we talk with noise researcher Dr. Erica Walker, who says we're missing a critical conversation about how unique communities experience their local soundscapes, both in the streets and beyond.
Wednesday’s Headlines: A Camera (Actually, Two!) in Every Subway Car Edition
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The big story yesterday was Big Brother. Plus some other smaller news.
Tuesday’s Headlines: No Comment Edition
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A 9-year-old boy was killed on Friday as he walked on a sidewalk in Sheepshead Bay by a driver. It was all over the news (and on our site, too). On Monday, we asked City Hall if the mayor would like to comment. [Insert cricket sounds here.] Plus other news.
City Hall Land Use Honcho Heads to Advocacy Sector to Get Transportation-Oriented Stuff Done
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The Adams administration's senior adviser for land use, Annemarie Gray, has quit her lofty City Hall perch to head to the private sector to run an organization at the forefront of advocating for building more housing across the city — with a focus around transportation.
Monday’s Headlines: Wild West Edition
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We sure wish reporter the West Side Rag had called us before publishing that doorstop of an investigation into a recent moped-on-pedestrian crash. Plus other news.
Friday’s Headlines: Message Received Edition
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Somebody was trying to send our old man editor a message the other day — plus all the other news.