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The mayor is losing whatever support he had. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Thursday’s Headlines: A Terrible Day for De Blasio Edition

By Streetsblog | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

A really bad stretch for the mayor gets worse, as 236 former and (oops!) current staffers pen an open letter saying what a bad job he's doing. Plus the rest of yesterday's news, including a clip of cops out of control and another of them apparently stealing bikes.

There's a hiring freeze, but no official cop rollback. Photo: Caitlin Plaut

Op-Ed: Protests Lay Bare Structural Racism in Mass-Transit Policing

By Kafui Attoh | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

Even after COVID-19, the governor and MTA doubled down on hiring more cops for the subway. Will a popular movement open a debate about the control of public space?

A SUV driver crashed into a coffee shop in Brooklyn in 2020, injuring a woman. It was one of tens of thousands of injury-producing crashes citywide last year. Photo: Waddie Grant via Instagram

ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies

By Eve Kessler | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.

Mayor Refuses To Explain Citi Bike Shutdown As Bike-Share Curfew Now Starts at 6 P.M.

By Dave Colon | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

What it Hizzoner — or the top cop? Whoever is to blame, thousands of essential workers have lost another way of getting around during the curfew, which starts at 8 p.m.

The police charged a largely peaceful crowd in Brooklyn. Photo: Kel Bush

Op-Ed: More Bus Lanes, Fewer Police Cars!

By Betsy Plum | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

The violent response to the protests has thrown a harsh light on the city's budget priorities. They must change.

The governor gets the last laugh. Photo: Rob Bennett for the Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio

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Wednesday’s Headlines: Tall Man and Big Dog Edition

By Streetsblog | Jun 3, 2020 | No Comments

The Hatfield and McCoy of New York politics are at it again. Plus other news.

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