Winter of Our Discontent: Council Debating Warm-Weather-Only Outdoor Dining
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"What are we, a resort town now?" asked one Brooklyn restaurant owner.
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Department of Education Kicks Streetsblog out of Media Event Instead of Answering Question on School Street Safety
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The agency's months of silence on the dangers children face walking to and from school continued on Thursday, with the department actually kicking a Streetsblog reporter out of a media event after the reporter tried to ask the schools chancellor a question — a move that one parent said was "deplorable."
Thursday’s Headlines: The MTA Blows Its Congestion Pricing Analysis Edition
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The authority finds ever-more-creative ways to blow holes in a good thing. Plus other news.
CM Bottcher: City Must Publicly Report on Plate-Covering Perps
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The Council member wants to require the Department of Transportation to issue monthly reports detailing how many times a city speed or red-light camera was foiled because a driver had defaced or covered his or her plate.
Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%
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A Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.
Council Speaker Makes Her Choice: Car Storage over Diners and Restauranteurs
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Council Speaker Adrienne Adams appeared to throw the entire open restaurant program under the bus on Wednesday morning.