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Monday’s Headlines: A Bike Path Only a Car Guy Could Love Edition
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Andrew Cuomo will cut the ribbon on the Mario Cuomo Bridge bike path today. Plus all the other news from the weekend.
Friday’s Headlines: Day of Carnage Edition
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Just when you started feeling safe from coronavirus, two cyclists were reported killed yesterday. Plus all the other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: Anti-Columbus Day Edition
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The mayor won't do it, but maybe someone with a long rope will bring down the statue of Columbus today. It's happening elsewhere, after all.
Wednesday’s Headlines: No More Hiding Edition
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The biggest news of the day was that real police reform may actually be happening in Albany — even as the NYPD tries to stall it. That plus all the day's headlines.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Phase 1 is Underway Edition
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Streetsblog's team of hard-bitten reporters pounded the pedals in search of the expected carmageddon, but found only slight increases in traffic. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
A Round and a Roundy: De Blasio’s Lyin’ Eyes
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One big problem with Mayor de Blasio is that he's only listening to one opinion on police violence — the one coming from NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea.
Monday’s Headlines: New York Starts Reopening Today Edition
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What a busy weekend — and a busy week to come, now that New York is supposedly reopening. That plus all the other headlines.
Friday’s Headlines: Stick a Fork in This Mayor, He’s Done Edition
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It is simply a fact of the calendar that Mayor de Blasio will remain in office for another year and a half. The events of the last week prove he's done. Plus the other news.
Thursday’s Headlines: A Terrible Day for De Blasio Edition
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A really bad stretch for the mayor gets worse, as 236 former and (oops!) current staffers pen an open letter saying what a bad job he's doing. Plus the rest of yesterday's news, including a clip of cops out of control and another of them apparently stealing bikes.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Tall Man and Big Dog Edition
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The Hatfield and McCoy of New York politics are at it again. Plus other news.
City Transport Officials Condemn Police Violence and Affirm Black Lives Matter
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A national umbrella group of urban planners carves out a much broader vision for safe streets — one based on justice and safety from police violence.
Tuesday’s Headlines: The City that Now Sleeps a Lot Edition
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A curfew went into effect, and one Brooklyn cop called the NYPD a "shit system." It's all in today's headlines.