Queens Pols: Make 34th Avenue Permanently Car-Free
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Council Member Daniel Dromm and State Senator Jessica Ramos want the city to keep the open street off-limits to cars, even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Coronavirus Crisis
Regular Transit Riders Say More Service Is Key To COVID Safety
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Frequent trains and buses are seen as crucial for social distancing, according to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.
Need a Lyft: Many People Got Free Citi Bike Accounts Last Weekend (Did You?)
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Potentially hundreds of people wrangled a free Citi Bike subscription over the weekend after a promo code for employees of Lyft, which owns the city’s bikeshare program, was leaked on Reddit and Instagram.
NYPD Out of MTA: School Safety Agents To Hand Out Masks And Social Distancing Reminders
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Transit advocates welcomed the free masks, but said they would prefer if the city found a way to do the job without any kind of police officer being tasked with it.
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.
DOT Puts Up $10M To Retire Old Diesel Trucks
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Money from the Volkswagen settlement will target fleets operating in "environmental-justice communities."