CYCLE OF RAGE: City’s New Chart Doesn’t Help Us Visualize the Same Old Problem with Cars
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Cars have dashboards to tell drivers what they need to know. Cities have dashboards that do the opposite.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Today’s Shiny Object Edition
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Yes, we're just like cats. And on Monday, the shiny new object grabbing our attention was the fact that we have a new Sanitation Commissioner making promises left and right. Plus other news.
And America’s Best Bus Stop Is …
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A bus stop in Vacationland has narrowly beaten the Walnut Avenue stop along Boston's Columbus Avenue Busway.
Times Square Business Group Pilots Street Trash Enclosures
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The "Clean Curbs" program arrives as the Times Square Alliance looks to rid sidewalks of leaky, smelly garbage bags at the Crossroads of the the World.
NEW BROOM: Sanitation Boss Restores Full Street Sweeping and Commits to Bike Lane Cleaning
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The city will restore full street sweeping, ending the de Blasio administration's Covid-era reduction in alternate-side-of-the-street parking that led to filthier streets as entitled drivers frequently didn't bother to move their cars.
EXCLUSIVE: Cops Questioned Driver in Fatal Brooklyn Hit-and-Run But Just Let Him Go
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A review of the NYPD investigation of the hit-and-run killing of Imorne Horton raises questions about police procedures and whether the NYPD and the Brooklyn District Attorney are sufficiently concerned about holding killer drivers accountable.
Monday’s Headlines: An Award from the Freakin’ U.N. Edition
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Whoa — our colleague from Streetfilms, Clarence Eckerson Jr., just got an award from the United Nations. No joke — the real United Nations. Plus all the other news from the holiday weekend.
It’s 4:20 Somewhere: Can We Stop Stoned Driving Without Ending Car Dependency?
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No one wants drivers to drive under the influence of marijuana — but they won't without accompanying systemic change that gives residents other options to get around when they've danced to the Doobie Brothers.
Eyes on the Street: Welcome to Blissville, Queens
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Blissville? More like Abyss-Ville.
NYPD Driver Who Killed Man on Eastern Parkway is Placed on Modified Duty
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The police officer who was driving the NYPD vehicle that fatally struck a man on Eastern Parkway last week after allegedly speeding and running a red light has been placed on modified duty — and the Internal Affairs Bureau has taken over the case.
Friday’s Headlines: Ed Grayson, We Hardly Knew Ye Edition
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We bring you live to the retirement party for Sanitation Commissioner Ed Grayson. Plus all the day's news.
Cops Who Rammed Squad Cars into Protesters Should be Charged, Says Oversight Agency
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The cops who used their squad cars as deadly weapons to plow into a crowd of protesters during the Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020 should face disciplinary charges, the Civilian Complaint Review Board has declared.