EXCLUSIVE: Council Speaker Corey Johnson Will Push de Blasio on Placard Abuse This Week
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As the mayor stalls, the City Council offers a slate of bills to rein in the scourge of placards.
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Will DOI Take Placard Abuse Seriously — Or Just Keep Abusing Placards?
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Placard abuse is so bad in Lower Manhattan that officials with the agency in charge of busting illegal placard parkers is accusing other illegally parked officials to stop parking in their illegal parking spots.
CYCLE OF RAGE: NIMBY Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Sees Himself as Jane Jacobs Fighting Robert Moses
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A long call with the lawyer for a group of Village residents who want bike and bus lanes removed reveals a powerful mix of delusion, elitism and wealth.
NYPD and DOT Condemn ‘Disturbing’ Attack on Village Bike Lanes
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The NYPD and Department of Transportation condemned Thursday nights attack on a pair of Greenwich Village bike lanes as "disturbing" in a joint statement issued to Streetsblog on Friday.
THEY SAW IT COMING: The Car Was Always The Cause of All the Problems in Our City
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As we start the new year, let's take a look back at how everyone knew the automobile was a menace, yet somehow let it take over anyway.
City Ignores West Side Request for Loading Zones — Putting Parking Over Safety
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A Manhattan community board's request for dedicated loading zones along Central Park West and West End Avenue has received silence from the de Blasio administration.