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Wednesday’s Headlines: It’s Sort of Unfare Edition
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The big news on Tuesday was the announcement that fare collection on the city's MTA buses would return on Aug. 31. And the Times is covering bike parking.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Lazy Hazy Days Edition
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Yesterday might have been the slowest news day in livable streets history. But here are the highlights.
A Round and a Roundy: DOT Walks Away From its Best Ideas
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Our editorial cartoonist is frustrated by the Department of Transportation backing away from its own very good plans in the face of tiny opposition from car lovers.
Monday’s Headlines: The Mayor’s Sham Surface Transportation Panel Edition
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Dan Rivoli of NY1 finally got a member of the mayor's Surface Transportation Committee to finally crack and reveal — on the record — how frustrated members of the panel are with the "crickets" from City Hall.
Knives Out: Here Are This Weekend’s New ‘Open Restaurant’ Streets
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The city has announced 21 more locations for outdoor dining starting this weekend, bringing the total number of weekend dining streets and plazas to 85 locations. Here are the new stretches.
Friday’s Headlines: Steve Levin Takes on the Placard Class Edition
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Placard perps are on notice (you know, like the time before and the time before that). Plus all the other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: Failed State Edition
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Let's take a second to close the circle on the three-day saga of NYPD officers parking their private vehicles in a Harlem bus stop. Plus the other news.
Wednesday’s Headlines: The New York Post Hates New York Edition
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Wow, the New York Post is really heavily pushing the narrative that New York is going down the tubes. Plus the other news.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Speaker Johnson’s Dirty Double Dealing Edition
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The Speaker's payoffs to council members who didn't want to cut the police budget are an astounding show of hypocrisy.
A Round and a Roundy: Carmageddon is Here, Mr. Mayor
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It's time for an update on all the measures Mayor de Blasio has (or has not!) undertaken to rein in cars.
Monday’s Headlines: Dermot Shea’s Police State Edition
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The NYPD has to be reined in. Friday's debacle should convince even the cowardly official in the corner office at City Hall.
Thursday’s Headlines: Say It Ain’t So, Joe, Edition
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Check out Joe Biden's actual campaign ad — no, it's not an Onion article!