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Staten Island City Council candidate Olivia Drabczyk announces her plan to use money generated through red-light and speed cameras for street safety initiatives. Photo: Vince DiMiceli

Staten Island Dem Hopeful Wants to Keep Speed Cameras — And Spend the Revenue on Safety Improvements

By Vince DiMiceli | Aug 11, 2021 | No Comments

Staten Island drivers hate speed cameras. But what if the money raised through reckless driving could directly fund street safety improvements?

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‘Very Flawed’ Infrastructure Bill Passes

By Kea Wilson | Aug 11, 2021 | No Comments

The infrastructure bill that passed the Senate won't meet the challenges of ending climate change and reducing traffic violence, advocates said.

TIRED: Riding the subway. WIRED: Funding the subway. Photo: Lt. Governor's office

After Cuomo: What the MTA Should Immediately Do Once Andrew is Gone

By Dave Colon | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments

Andrew Cuomo — the governor who never saw an MTA budget he didn't want to raid or a splashy but expensive project he didn't want to push — will soon be gone. So what kind of governor should Kathy Hochul be?

A Round and a Roundy: The One Upside of Climate Change

By Streetsblog | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments

Our national treasure cartoonist took his anger over the U.N.'s latest climate change report and focused it where it belongs — on drivers.

The color of money on Willow Street in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

Rich People are Cool! New Map Shows More Money Means More Trees

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments

"I think it's disgusting," said one resident who was appalled that elite neighborhoods get the nice green canopy.

Tuesday’s Headlines: ‘It’s the Car Culture, Stupid’ Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments

It was depressing watching Justin Brannan dig himself a new car hole yesterday. Plus other news.

The city's open streets for restaurants have proved to be a lifeline. And, like Peaches in Brooklyn, the streeteries can be beautiful.

OPINION: Streetside Dining Is the Future — And Here’s How To Do It Right

By Robert Bookman | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments

The Open Restaurants program, founded during the pandemic, deserves to be a permanent part of the cityscape. Here are some common-sense steps.

Barry the barred owl in Central Park. Photo: Via Twitter

Birders Screech at Central Park Conservancy on Owl-icide

By Eve Kessler | Aug 9, 2021 | No Comments

Distrust mounts after the not-for-profit seems to blame beloved Barry for its own death.

The city's Summer Streets program is beloved. So why is it only in Manhattan? Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Monday’s Headlines: Everyone Loves Summer Streets (So Why Can’t We Have it All the Time?) Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 9, 2021 | No Comments

The first of two installments of Summer Streets was a huge success on Saturday as the city barred cars from a corridor between the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park. Plus all the other news (there's a lot today!).

Canal Street. File photo: Joseph Tedeschi

OPINION: What Should Be Done About Canal Street?

By Annie Weinstock | Aug 9, 2021 | No Comments

The nostrums are no mystery. Rather than doing a million more studies, the city should just fix it.

States Must Reduce Police and Traffic Enforcement Bias: Report

By Fiifi Frimpong | Aug 9, 2021 | No Comments

"[The report] helps us ... address a lot of problems with law enforcement in this country,” said Russ Martin, the spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which undertook its review after the killing of George Floyd.

The crashed car at Vanderbilt and Lafayette. Credit: Streetsblog

Fort Greene Driver Hits and Injures Two People Before Fleeing on Foot

By Henry Beers Shenk | Aug 8, 2021 | No Comments

A violent driver caused chaos on Thursday afternoon in Fort Greene, injuring two pedestrians, hitting another vehicle, and then crashing into a fire hydrant before running from the scene.

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