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March (Parking) Madness: Another First Round Battle in the Bronx

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 13, 2023 | No Comments

The Bronx brawl moves to a pair of north-eastern precincts where cops deposit their personal vehicles in green spaces and footpaths outside their station houses, and drive with reckless abandon around the Boogie Down and beyond.

Gov. Hochul has made her disgraced predecessor's Penn Station redevelopment a signature policy — but is it worth it? Photo: Governor Kathy Hochul/Flickr

Hochul ‘Considering Options’ to Rehab Penn Station Without Real Estate Boondoggle

By David Meyer | Mar 13, 2023 | No Comments

Is reality finally catching up to Kathy Hochul?

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Denver Gave E-Bike Subsidies — And Unleashed a Transportation Revolution

By Kea Wilson | Mar 12, 2023 | No Comments

Denver's decision to invest in its climate and economic future by helping residents buy e-bikes is already paying off for the region, new data shows. So why can't we have nice things?

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Bright SUV Headlights are Making Roads Less Safe

By Kea Wilson | Mar 12, 2023 | No Comments

Blindspots the size of a pre-school classroom. Hulking curb weights. Tall, aggressive hoods that can easily strike a fully-grown adult at the level of the neck.

The Morgan Avenue "bike lane" is notoriously dangerous. Photo: Google

UPDATE: Cyclist Killed by Hit-and-Run Trucker in Industrial Williamsburg

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments

A 56-year-old man on a bicycle was hit and killed by a truck driver in industrial Williamsburg late last night — and cops are now searching for the driver who fled. Locals know how dangerous the area is because of reckless truckers.

Friday’s Headlines: Gov. Hochul Heard Us Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments

That Penn Station plan … plus other news.

Danger is built into delivery work because of economic exploitation. But Charles Komanoff has a possible solution.

KOMANOFF: Want Safe Batteries? Stop Pretending Food Delivery is Free

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments

Bicycle food-delivery in New York City is broken — not just because it’s essentially unregulated, but also because it’s unpriced.

Education is needed to push back on the "demonization" of e-bikes, according to pols.

State Pols Call on DOTs to Counter E-Bike ‘Demonization’

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments

Inaction by the two agencies could give state lawmakers or local municipalities a political opening to ban e-bike and e-scooter use completely on safety grounds, the group of state senators warned.

It's Midtown Precinct North vs. Midtown Precinct South in this first-round battle.

March (Parking) Madness: The Epic Battle of Midtown

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments

It’s hard to be anything other than chaotic in Midtown, and that’s exactly the type of parking both Midtown Precinct North and Midtown Precinct South bring to their respective neighborhoods, just 20 blocks apart.

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams called for an expansion of Fair Fares at her State of the City yesterday. But it's not enough. Photo: City Council, with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

Thursday’s Headlines: The Minimum They Could Do Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Mar 9, 2023 | No Comments

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced that she would raise the salary levels at which New Yorkers could qualify for the Fare Fairs half-priced rides program. Plus other news.

Eyes on the Street: Church Street’s Amazing (And Unwitting) Bike Lane

By Liam Jeffries | Mar 9, 2023 | No Comments

Unprotected lanes suck. But the bike lane on Church Street has become one of the best in New York.

It's the 43rd vs. the 45th in a first-round Bronx battle.

March (Parking) Madness: The Battle for the Boogie Down Starts in the East Bronx

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 9, 2023 | No Comments

These two precincts each have their fair share of parking and driving abuse their officers have wrought on their neighbors in two blue-collar sections of the East Bronx.

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