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Tuesday’s Headlines: Everyplace is a Bad Place to Drive Edition
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We are sick of cars! Plus all the other news of the day.
Monday’s Headlines: Ranked Choice Press Conferences Edition
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Let us start by saying we are big fans of ranked-choice voting — but we're not so sure we like the idea of ranked choice press conferences. But that's what happened on Sunday. Click here for that story, and all the rest of the news of the weekend.
IN A NUTSHELL: Why Car Toll Hikes Are Crucial When Transit Fare Hikes Are an Abomination
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This morning, MTA Chairman and CEO Pat Foye spoke for millions of transit users when he patiently explained that car drivers are (we're paraphrasing) selfish jerks who need to pay more for the damage they do to our region and our planet.
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Port’ in a Storm Edition
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The big news yesterday was, "We're getting a new bus terminal!" Oh, if it was only that easy. Plus all the other news (including the press corps going after Mayor de Blasio!).
A Round and a Roundy: The Flaw in the City’s 24-7 Vaccination Plan
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It's a case of one hand not vaccinating what the other hand is doing.
Thursday’s Headlines: So, Did Anything Important Happen Yesterday Edition
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It was an historic day yesterday, but, face it, how much news about Joe Biden can you read? So here's all the news you need.
DECISION 2021: Iscol Seeks the ‘Streetsblog Bump’ by Praising Reporter Dave Colon
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"I just took a bike ride with Dave Colon of Streetsblog. If you are a mayoral candidate and you haven’t done it yet, I encourage you to do it. It was a remarkable experience seeing the city through his eyes," he said.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Get a Colonoscopy Edition
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Our editor urges the mayor to get a life-saving medical procedure. Then the mayor dodged his question. Plus the other news.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Congrats to Polly Trottenberg/No Fare Hike Edition
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Our loss is now America's gain — Polly Trottenberg has been nominated to be the deputy Transportation Secretary in the Biden Administration, it was widely reported on Monday.
Monday’s Headlines: MLK Day Edition
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We're going to take today off to honor Martin Luther King Jr. but we'll be back tomorrow with lots of important information. For now, here's what you might have missed over the weekend:
A Round and a Roundy: The NYPD Discipline Problem
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A new lawsuit seeks the hiring of a monitor to oversee the NYPD — something both the mayor and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said was unnecessary. Our cartoonist begs to differ.
OPEN! ‘Cherry Walk’ Stretch of Hudson River Greenway Has Finally Been Fixed
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We sent over our top correspondent, Peter Frishauf, he confirmed the news.