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Friday’s Headlines: Prepare for Rain Edition
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A group ride to demand safe cycling routes across Central Park will go with the rain date option: Sunday. Plus all the other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: ‘Visioning Session’ Without Vision Edition
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DOT officials call 34th Avenue a "sterling example of what an open street can be" and "the gold standard." So why are we even debating making it permanent? That plus the other news of the day.
Wednesday’s Headlines: How Not to Build a Bike Lane Edition
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Just when we've been praising the Department of Transportation left and right lately, the agency takes a machete to its foot — and then puts the foot in its mouth. Plus all the other news.
A Round and a Roundy: The Ultimate Flowchart of NYPD Fecklessness
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The grim joke about life in New York City is that if you want to get away with murder, make sure you commit the crime with a car. Here's our editorial cartoonist's take.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Streetsblog Gets Action Edition
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Our years of ceaseless coverage of the movement for livable streets continue to pay dividends, most recently with Monday's editorial in the New York Times. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
Monday’s Headlines: Fir Pete’s Sake Edition
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Yes, welcome to late fall, and the Department of Transportation's seasonal discrimination against pedestrians — otherwise known as Christmas! Plus all the other news of the weekend.
DIG DEEP: Yes, It’s That Time of the Year When We Ask for a Little, Um, Help
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It's time for our annual donation drive. We hope you'll give from the heart (though, um, the wallet would help, too).
Friday’s Headlines: A Great Day for the City Coffers Edition
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Today is famously the day when so many New York drivers forget that it's a holiday even though it's a regular weekday and forget to pay for parking in commercial zones. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
Thursday’s Headlines: Pardoning Turkeys Edition
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We're not going to have much to say today because we're making that buttermilk-brined turkey that everyone is talking about (don't bother clicking the link if you didn't start brining yesterday!), but we did want to give you some news!
A Round and a Roundy: On Thanksgiving, Who Can Give Thanks for Safe Streets?
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Our national treasure cartoonist reminds us that the original sin of Vision Zero is that roads in wealthy neighborhoods are safer than those in lower-income communities.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Just the Facts Today Edition
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We know you're busy making your get-out-of-town, er, we mean go-to-Joe-Borelli's-house-on-Staten-Island Thanksgiving plans, so we'll get right to the headlines.
Tuesday’s Headlines: The Trottenberg Files Edition
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Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg resigned, and very early this morning, we learned that former Mayor David Dinkins had died. Plus all the other news.