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Monday’s Headlines: One Big Frathouse Edition
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The last few days have made it seem like New York City's law enforcement community is just one big frathouse, where corruption is countenanced as long as it's committed by one of the boys. Click on the headline above for more details, plus the weekend's news digest.
Friday’s Headlines: Cars Are Big Killing Machines Edition
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See that guy in the picture? A pedestrian said he's the guy who tried to kill a cyclist on the West Side on Thursday. Click for more information — and the rest of your news digest.
Thursday’s Headlines: We All Scream For (Or in This Case, At!) Ice Cream Edition
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Just in time for summer, it's "Operation Meltdown"! Yes, the city seized a few dozen ice cream trucks for failure to pay millions in parking tickets, unleashing a veritable sundae of puns from local reporters (including ours!). Click the headline for that — and the rest of the day's news.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Take the Train to the Plane Edition
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Let's face it, you've always wanted to check out the LaGuardia Marriott — well, tonight you have the perfect excuse: The FAA is holding the first of two public meetings to discuss Gov. Cuomo's AirTrain plan for the newly renovated airport that Joe Biden once shamed. Click the headline above for more on that story, plus the full news digest!
Tuesday’s Headlines: Times Square at 10 Edition
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So 10 years ago, some forward-thinking city planners turned Times Square into a successful pedestrian plaza (pictured). Since then? Well, let's just say there's been nothing to write home about. Click the headline above for the full story — and the rest of our news digest.
Monday’s Headlines: E-Scooter Day in Albany Edition
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Welcome to the working week. Mayor de Blasio is in Albany later today, so start your day off right with our news digest. Just click the headline for a summary of what you missed.
Friday’s Headlines: OMNY is Here Edition
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The MTA's new fare card — the no-card, virtual wallet system called OMNY — will launch in 16 stations today. We'll be there. But first, click the headline above for our news digest.
Thursday’s Headlines: Just Sell the Car Edition
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Well, we told you it would be a busy day, with a big bill passing at City Hall as a big motor scooper expansion, and it was, even with the TLC “dialogue” ride canceled by rain and the Vision Zero trial postponed by a judge’s unannounced illness. So let’s just get to the news.
Wednesday’s Headlines: A Very Full Day Ahead Edition
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It's going to be a busy day, what with a court hearing on Mayor de Blasio's Morris Park Avenue safety redesign at 9:30, an announcement by Revel scooters at 11 a.m., a press conference on Antonio Reynoso's private carting reform bill, then the passage of the Vision Zero Design Standards bill by the Council, despite Mayor de Blasio's opposition, and then we'll end the day with a Taxi and Limousine Commission "dialogue ride" between cyclists and cabbies. Start with the news.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Back to the Grind Edition
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It was a great weekend for some, but not for our ailing editor. Click the headline above and get all the news you missed.
Monday’s Headlines: It’s a Great City … When All the Cars Leave Edition
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Sure, we're taking another day off, but that doesn't mean we can't give you a good news digest to chew on today. Click the headline above for our main story and all the other media coverage over the weekend.
Teen Speed Camera Advocate: All Streets of this City are Dangerous
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A friend of Cooper Stock, who was run down and killed in 2014, tells Mayor de Blasio that he needs to do more. Here's her full speech.