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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, declaring a bike emergency that needs some more nuanced discussion. (Photo by Dave Colon)

Jumaane Williams Calls Out Drivers’ Immense Privilege…And Then Reinforces It

By Dave Colon | Aug 13, 2019 | 27 Comments

While the public advocate said drivers are the most privileged class on the road, he also said community boards, those bastions of car culture, need more consultation on bike lanes.

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Big Auto’s Horrifying Vision for Driverless Cars

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 2, 2019 | No Comments

Cattle gates for pedestrians in NYC. "Antiseptic cities." This is what auto industry officials tell the New York Times they envision for self-driving cars.

This map shows Citi Bike's projected expansion into the Bronx and Upper Manhattan next year. Image: DOT

Op-Ed: Citi Bike Expansion Leaves Out Crucial Chunks of the Bronx

By John Halpin | Jul 31, 2019 | 21 Comments

Maybe we should be grateful that, six years after bike share's official city launch, Citi Bike and Mayor de Blasio finally want to make us a part of the network. But a look at the fine print shows the expansion is too little, too late.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz thinks parking mandates are more important than Photo: MelindaKatz/Twitter

Queens’s Next Top Prosecutor Faces Test as Calls for Board Member’s Removal Grow

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 26, 2019 | No Comments

Beep Melinda Katz dodges questions on whether she'll boot her appointee who said pedestrians ‘deserve’ to die.

Yes, it's sometimes crowded, but the subway is the solution.

The MTA Reorganization Won’t Fix Your Commute

By Dave Colon | Jul 25, 2019 | 3 Comments

A new MTA is on its way, though what it will look like is still an open question.

The driver made a right turn from Ninth Avenue onto W. 17th Street when he struck 31-year-old Firstess Earth Crosby, who died from her injuries months later on July 22.

No Charges for Driver Who Ran Over a Woman — Twice — In a Crosswalk

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 24, 2019 | 7 Comments

Another pedestrian is dead in an already bloody week in an already very bloody year — and, yet again, the truck driver who killed her inside a marked crosswalk has not been charged.

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