Monday’s Headlines: We’d Like to Thank the Academy Edition
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We are honored and humbled, again. Plus other news.
THE ALBANY REPORT: A Historic, Yet Deeply Disappointing, Glass-Half-Empty Legislative Session
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"This is four-dimensional chess," said one lawmaker. "We're negotiating with the Council, with both houses of the legislator and with the executive. To play four-dimensional chess with new and novel pieces was difficult."
Proposed New LIRR Service to Brooklyn Relies on Dreaded Platform F
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Trains to and from Brooklyn will mostly work as shuttles between Atlantic Terminal and Jamaica, arriving and leaving at a designated platform on the southernmost side of the Jamaica hub. Damn.
OPINION: Make Cars Safer for People Outside of Vehicles
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Join these campaigns and send a message to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Hit-and-Run Driver, Exiting a Highway, Kills Queens Pedestrian
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A driver struck and killed a Queens pedestrian late on Thursday as he crossed a street near a highway exit ramp that dumps cars into a residential community.
OPINION: City Must Protect Bikers, Walkers During Hudson Greenway Closure
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A hilly, unsafe detour needs better signage and physical barriers separating vulnerable road users from cars.
Ford’s Geofenced ‘Speed Limiters’ Might Not Cut Road Deaths As Much As You Think
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The trouble with this "smart" tech, though, is that drivers can easily outsmart it — and that's by the company's and regulators' own design.
Friday’s Headlines: Welcome to the War on Cars, New Yorker
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Yesterday's big news was the New Yorker's must-read 6,000-word doorstop of a story about the epic battle for street safety. Plus there was some other news.
OPINION: Reversing the Parks Dept. Ban on E-Bikes is a Matter of Equity
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Closing parks to e-assist bikes closes the park to so many New Yorkers — from families with children to essential workers to those with limited mobility. Mayor Adams must fix this.
Talking Headways Podcast: Thinking Regionally About New York
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How the Interborough Express got traction, and other tales of transit in the Big City.
OPINION: Why We Must Eliminate Placards — And Here’s How We’ll Do It
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City Council Member Lincoln Restler offers his plan to solve the problem.
Thursday’s Headlines: ‘City of Yes’ Edition
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The mayor hints that he might get rid of outdated parking mandates. Plus other news.