TRASH CITY: Here’s Why New York is So Filthy
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The city has been talking about garbage for decades, yet we still send far too much to landfills and leave far too many garbage bags on the sidewalk every afternoon.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
About That Safety Crackdown: NYPD Conducts Yet Another Tiny Enforcement Push
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Mayor Adams's sole safe streets announcement so far in his administration — a promise to protect pedestrians with a "relentless" effort by the NYPD — is just the same old fake crackdown.
Two More Queens Pedestrians are Killed By Drivers (Neither of Whom Has Been Charged)
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A 75-year-old woman was backed over on Tuesday night and a Flushing senior died of wounds incurred last week on Northern Boulevard.
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Two Queens Precincts That Could Go All the Way
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We've invited the 110th Precinct to take another shot this year, given the surprise we felt after readers denied the precinct a much-deserved a victory in the borough finals last year.
ANOTHER Dead Pedestrian in Brooklyn, This Time in Hit-and-Run
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Another day, another dead pedestrian.
Fed. Vehicle Safety Rating Update Won’t Get Megacars Off the Road
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A new plan to update federal consumer safety ratings for cars won't do nearly enough to incentivize automakers to build vehicles that are less likely to kill walkers, say advocates.